Five new Covid-19 community cases in Singapore, all linked

Published Tue, Jun 29, 2021 · 08:04 AM

    [SINGAPORE] There are 10 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as at Tuesday noon, taking Singapore's total to 62,563, said the Ministry of Health.

    Of these cases, five are locally-transmitted and five are imported.

    Four of the five locally-transmitted cases have been linked to previous cases and were quarantined. The remaining case was linked and detected through surveillance.

    All five imported cases have already been placed on stay-home notices (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

    Four were detected upon arrival in Singapore and the last case developed Covid-19 during SHN or isolation.

    Singapore has had 36 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

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