5 community cases among 23 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore
24 Apr 2021 04:55PM (Updated: 24 Apr 2021 05:00PM)
SINGAPORE: Five community cases were among the 23 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (Apr 24).
All five cases had been placed on quarantine earlier, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
Four of the community cases are close contacts of
Case 62113, a 39-year-old Indonesian man who is a sea crew on board a bunker tanker. He first tested positive for COVID-19 on Apr 16.
The remaining 18 cases were imported and were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said MOH.
No new cases were reported in foreign workers dormitories
Details of the new cases will be released on Saturday night, the ministry said.