226 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including prison inmate and 9 imported

[SINGAPORE] There were 226 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Monday noon (Aug 3), taking Singapore's total to 53,051.

They include one community case, a prison inmate on a short-term visit pass, who had arrived in Singapore before the implementation of border measures, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

He was segregated from the general inmate population since his admission to Changi Prison Complex on July 30, and was tested as part of the Singapore Prison Service's proactive screening of newly admitted inmates.

There were also nine imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.

Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the vast majority of the other cases.

Singapore has had 27 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

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Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December last year, has infected more than 18.2 million people. More than 692,000 people have died.

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