The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 327 cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore, as of July 17.
This brings the total number of cases up to 47,453.
The vast majority are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.
Of the 327, nine are the cases detected in the community. Of these, six are Singaporeans/Permanent Residents. Three are Work Pass holders.
There are also three new imported cases who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arriving in Singapore.
Further updates will be shared by MOH in the evening.
Daily new cases in July
Here are the daily case numbers for the month of July so far:
July 1: 215
July 2: 188
July 3: 169
July 4: 185
July 5: 136
July 6: 183
July 7: 157
July 8: 158
July 9: 125
July 10: 191
July 11: 170
July 12: 178
July 13: 322
July 14: 347
July 15: 249
July 16: 248
July 17: 327
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