118 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases; 26 linked to North Coast Lodge cluster

[SINGAPORE] There were 118 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Aug 25). Of these, 29 were unlinked.

The remaining 89 cases are linked to previous cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Of these, 26 are linked to the North Coast Lodge dormitory cluster, of which 25 cases have been placed on quarantine earlier, said MOH in its daily afternoon update. The cluster now has a total of 112 infections.

Of the other 92 locally transmitted cases, 19 are linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine. 44 cases are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance.

Among the cases are two seniors aged above 70 who are unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated. MOH said they are at risk of serious illness.

In addition, two cases were imported and had already been placed on stay-home notice or isolated on arrival in Singapore.

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One of them was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while the other developed the illness during the stay-home notice or isolation period.

As at Wednesday, the number of total cases in Singapore stood at 66,812.

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