130 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections on July 23
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PUBLISHED ONJuly 23, 2021 9:27 AMByMohammed Zakaria
The Ministry of Health (MOH) preliminarily confirmed 130 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases as of Friday (July 23) afternoon, of which 78 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and six belong to the KTV cluster.
64 cases are linked to previous cases and had already been placed on quarantine. Meanwhile, 37 cases are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 29 cases are unlinked.
Among the cases are two seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness.
There are also three imported cases who were already on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. One was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while two developed the illness during stay-home notice or isolation.
In total, there are 133 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore today.
MOH added that it is working through the details of the cases and will share further updates tonight.
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