113 new locally transmitted COVID-

19 cases in Singapore, including 38

unlinked infections
01 Aug 2021
06:31PM

SINGAPORE:
Singapore reported
113 new locally
transmitted
COVID-19
infections as of
noon on Sunday
(Aug 1), including
38 infections with
no links to previous
cases.
Seventy infections were linked to previous cases and had been placed in
quarantine. Another five were linked infections were detected through surveillance
testing.
Among the new cases, seven people above the age of 70 are unvaccinated or
partially vaccinated, and at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were also eight imported cases, who were placed on stay-home notice or
isolated upon arrival. One infection was detected upon arrival while seven developed the
illness during the stay-home notice or isolation period.
In total, Singapore reported 121 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. MOH will
release further updates on Sunday night on the COVID-19 situation in Singapore. Border
controls for travellers arriving from Australia and China's Jiangsu province have been
tightened following a spike in COVID-19 cases there. 
They will also have to serve a seven-day stay-home notice at their place of
residence and take a COVID-19 test before the end of their stay-home notice period.