The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 120 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore as of 12pm on Saturday (Jul. 31).

This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore to 64,981.

117 locally transmitted cases, 42 unlinked

There are 117 new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection.

26 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, while one belongs to the KTV cluster.

Of the 117 cases, 67 are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. Eight are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance.

42 are currently unlinked.

Among today's cases, there are seven seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and at risk of serious illness.

Three imported cases

In addition, there are three imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

One was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while two developed the illness during SHN or isolation.

Further updates will be shared by MOH tonight.

Daily case numbers in the past week

July 25: 125

July 26: 135

July 27: 139

July 28: 136

July 29: 133

July 30: 139

July 31: 120

Top photo by Zheng Zhangxin