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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health on Sunday, July 25, reported the detection of 125 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 64,179.
There are 117 new infections transmitted locally in the community, of which 46 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and five are linked to the KTV cluster, the health ministry said in a press release. The latest figures bring the number of cases for the two clusters to 787 and 237, respectively.
Of the new local cases, 43 are linked to past cases and have already been quarantined, while 36 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 38 other cases are unrelated.
There are also two infections in people over the age of 70, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and at risk of serious illness.
Eight imported cases have also been detected, which have already been placed on Notice of Stay at Home (SHN) or isolated on arrival in Singapore. Four were detected on arrival, while the other four developed the disease during NHS or isolation.
In its Saturday night update, the health ministry said an 83-year-old Singaporean woman died from COVID-19 infection. The woman, who was unvaccinated and had a history of hypertension and high cholesterol, was linked to the 121 Bukit Merah View group, which has 94 cases to date.
To date, 37 people in Singapore have died from the coronavirus COVID-19.
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