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S’pore Reports 61 New Local Covid-19 Cases On 11 Aug, With 17 Unlinked

Singapore Confirms 63 New Covid-19 Cases On 11 Aug

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has made early confirmation of 63 new Covid-19 cases today (11 Aug). This brings the national tally to 65,953.

Among them are:

  • 61 locally transmitted cases
  • 2 imported cases

Of the 61 local infections, 17 are currently unlinked.

Meanwhile, both imported cases were detected upon arrival. MOH will release more updates on the local Covid-19 situation tonight.

54 Covid-19 cases on 10 Aug

Yesterday, Singapore reported 54 new Covid-19 cases, comprising 53 locally transmitted infections and 1 imported.

Here’s how these figures compare to the daily community Covid-19 figures reported in the last 30 days.

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Amongst the 53 local cases, authorities detected 31 who were already quarantined and another 7 through surveillance. The remaining 15 are unlinked.

Here are other highlights from the update:

 
  • No new clusters were reported
  • Singapore’s number of clusters has dropped to 118 after 13 clusters closed
  • Jurong Fishery Report remains the largest cluster with 1,149 cases after 1 new link

8.2 million vaccine doses given out

As of 9 Aug, MOH said 72% of Singapore’s population has been fully vaccinated, having received 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

A total of 8,145,237 doses have been administered, covering 4,373,550 people, with 3,897,650 having completed the full vaccination regimen.

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All age groups have exceeded 85% in receiving at least their first dose.

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