Singapore reports another COVID-19 death, 198 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported another death linked to COVID-19 and 198 new cases on Friday , taking the total number of cases to 2,108.
"Among the linked cases, 79 cases were linked to clusters at foreign worker dormitories and 48 were linked to non-dormitory clusters or other cases MOH said in its daily update. The cluster at Westlite Toh Guan also increased to 69 cases, while a total of 34 cases have been linked to Toh Guan Dormitory.
Cases 1842 and 1962 are both 26-year-old Singaporean women who have no recent travel history to affected countries or regions, and are close contacts. The third case, referred to as Case 1943, is a 35-year-old Singaporean woman who has no recent travel history to affected countries or regions. She reported onset of symptoms on Apr 4, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Apr 9. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital.
The number of COVID-19 cases in foreign worker dormitories has surged in recent days, with clusters emerging in nine dormitories so far.
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