SINGAPORE - There were 177 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases reported in Singapore on Wednesday (Sept 1) in the Ministry of Health's (MOH) daily update.
Of these, 90 were unlinked cases - the highest recorded in a day so far.
Among the new cases, 54 were linked to previous cases and were already quarantined, while another 33 linked cases were detected through surveillance.
Among the cases is a senior aged above 70 who is partially vaccinated and at risk of serious illness.
There were also three imported cases that were detected and placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. All of them developed the illness while in isolation or serving stay-home notice.
In total, there were 180 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Wednesday, bringing the country's total to 67,800.
More details will be provided by MOH on Wednesday night.
Related Story
Changi Airport T1 and T3 reopen to public 3 months after Covid-19 cluster found
Related Story
Number of Covid-19 cases linked to 8 S'pore bus interchanges rises to 276
Related Stories:
Related Story
WHO monitoring new Covid-19 variant named 'Mu'
Related Story
S'porean with breakthrough Covid-19 infection lost his sense of taste and smell
Related Story
A look at what we know about Japan's contaminated Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
Related Story
Malaysian PM in quarantine after contact with Covid-19 patient
Related Story
Zero-Covid-19 strategy: Does the approach still work with rise of Delta variant?
Related Story
Experts warn of imminent third wave of Covid-19 pandemic in India
Related Story
Sars-CoV-2 virus can change its shape to improve survival: S'pore study
Related Story
Finding the true global toll of the Covid-19 pandemic
Related Story
Asian Insider: The race for home-grown Covid-19 vaccines
Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Topics:
More Whatsapp Linkedin FB Messenger Telegram Reddit WeChat Pinterest Print Purchase Article Copy permalink https://str.sg/35ib