The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 98 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore as of 12pm on Thursday (Aug. 5).
This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore to 65,508.
38 unlinked
There are 96 new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection.
Of these cases, 38 are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. 20 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance.
38 are currently unlinked.
Among the cases are two seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated and at risk of serious illness.
Two imported cases
In addition, there are two 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 one developed the illness during SHN or isolation.
Further updates will be shared by MOH tonight.
Daily case numbers in the past week:
July 29: 133
July 30: 139
July 31: 120
Aug. 1: 121
Aug. 2: 111
Aug. 3: 102
Aug. 4: 95
Aug. 5: 98
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