Covid-19 cluster at Chin Swee Road pre-school grows to 31 with 11 new cases

THE Covid-19 cluster at pre-school My First Skool at Chin Swee Road has grown to 31 cases, with 11 new cases reported on Sunday.

The cluster was first identified on Aug 12.

There are no new clusters today, and nine clusters have been closed, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

In its nightly update, MOH said there are now 102 active clusters, ranging between three and 1,155 infections.

Singapore recorded 50 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Sunday afternoon.

Of the new cases, 30 were linked to previous cases and already quarantined, while another six linked cases were detected through surveillance.

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The remaining 14 were unlinked cases, said MOH in its daily update.

There were also three imported cases that were detected and isolated upon arrival here.

In total, there are 53 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Sunday, bringing the country's total to 66,172.

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