1,111 new coronavirus cases take Singapore tally past 9,000 mark

Published Tue, Apr 21, 2020 · 07:42 AM

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    [SINGAPORE] Foreign workers living in dormitories made up 1,050 of the 1,111 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as the total number of cases in Singapore crossed the 9,000 mark.

    Among the new cases, 20 are Singaporeans and permanent residents, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a daily update.

    The other new patients are 33 work permit holders who did not stay in dormitories. There are no imported cases.

    MOH also announced three new clusters - at The Jovell construction site at 27 Flora Drive, Pesko Engineering at 2 Joo Koon Road, and 5 Sungei Kadut Avenue.

    Singapore's largest active cluster remains S11 Dormitory in Punggol, which has confirmed 2,143 cases.

    This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Singapore to 9,125.

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