111 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases; 24 linked to dormitory cluster in Woodlands

SINGAPORE - There were 111 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Aug 24), of which 33 were unlinked.

The remaining 78 cases are linked, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its afternoon update.

Of these, 24 are linked to the North Coast Lodge dormitory cluster, 30 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance, while 24 were already in quarantine when they tested positive.

Among the cases are four seniors above 70 who are unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated. MOH said they are at risk of serious illness.

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Testing at the North Coast Lodge has been completed, with 12 test results still pending. In all, more than 5,300 residents were swabbed over the past three days.

In addition, five cases were imported and had already been placed on stay-home notice or isolated on arrival in Singapore. Four of them were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while the other developed the illness during their stay-home notice or isolation period.

As at Tuesday, Singapore's total cases stood at 66,687.

More details on the cases will be provided on Tuesday night.