61 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S'pore, 17 unlinked

Further updates will be shared tonight.

Joshua Lee | Jean Chien Tay | August 11, 2021, 05:48 PM

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed that there are 63 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore as of 12pm on August 11.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 65,953.

61 of the cases reported today are locally transmitted.

33 out of the 61 cases are linked to previous cases, and have since been placed on quarantine; 11 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance.

Meanwhile, 17 cases are currently unlinked.

Amongst the cases are three seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness.

There are two imported cases, who were detected and isolated upon arrival in Singapore or placed on Stay-Home Notice.

MOH will provide further updates tonight.

Daily case numbers in the past week:

Aug. 5: 98

Aug. 6: 97

Aug. 7: 81

Aug. 8: 78

Aug.9: 72

Aug. 10: 54

Aug. 11: 63

Top image by Travis Loh