111 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases; 33 unlinked

THERE were 111 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Aug 24), of which 33 were unlinked.

The remaining 78 cases are linked, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its afternoon update.

Of these, 24 are linked to the North Coast Lodge dormitory cluster, 30 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance, while 24 were already in quarantine when they tested positive.