August 02, 2020, 03:36 PM
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 313 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore, as of August 2.
The vast majority are work permit holders residing in migrant worker dormitories.
The total number of cases stand at 52,825.
Of the 313 new cases, there is one case in the community. This person is a Singaporean Permanent Resident.
There are also five new imported cases who have been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arriving in Singapore.
Further updates will be shared by MOH in the evening.
Daily cases in past month
Here are the daily case numbers for the past month:
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
July 18: 202
July 19: 257
July 20: 123
July 21: 399
July 22: 310
July 23: 354
July 24: 277
July 25: 513
July 26: 481
July 27: 469
July 28: 359
July 29: 334
July 30: 278
July 31: 396
August 1: 307
August 2: 313
Top image via NUHS/Facebook.
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