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632 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; nine new clusters

Published Tue, May 5, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    FOREIGN workers living in dormitories continue to make up the vast majority of new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, accounting for 605 of the 632 cases announced on Tuesday. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Singapore to 19,410.

    Of Tuesday's new cases, 12 are in the community, of which eight are Singaporeans or permanent residents, while four are work pass holders, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Tuesday night.

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