The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (23 May) confirmed the detection of 25 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 61,824.
There are 22 new cases of locally ดาวน์โหลดjoker transmitted COVID-19 infection, out of whom 19 are linked to previous cases, say MOH in a news release. Of the linked cases, 12 have already been placed on quarantine.
Of the new local cases, 21 are in the community and one resides in a migrant worker dormitory.
There are also three new imported cases, all of whom have been placed on Stay-Home Notice since their arrival in Singapore.
Among the new cases, 10 are asymptomatic, and were detected from proactive screening and surveillance, while 15 were symptomatic.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 131 cases in the week before to 182 cases in the past week, the ministry said. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 30 cases in the week before to 46 cases in the past week.
The two unlinked cases, both female Singaporean homemakers who are fully vaccinated, are:
a 60-year-old woman who is asymptomatic, but was detected when she was tested for COVID-19 as part of MOH's testing operations for residents of 506 Hougang Avenue 8 (fully vaccinated)
a 74-year-old woman who sought medical treatment for body aches, vomiting and chills (fully vaccinated)
2 new clusters
The ministry announced two new clusters, including the JEM/Westgate cluster where special testing operations are ongoing for visitors who had been to the malls from 1 to 14 May. The two malls are also closed for two weeks from Sunday and are due to re-open on 6 June.