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113 new locally transmitted

COVID-19 cases in Singapore,
including 38 unlinked
infections

01 Aug 2021 06:31PM

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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.