127 new cases of Covid-19 transmitted locally to S’pore, including 75 linked to the fishing port of Jurong and 5 to KTV, Community News & Top Stories

SINGAPORE – There were 127 new cases of coronavirus transmitted locally on Saturday, July 24, including 75 cases linked to the Jurong fishing port cluster.

This brings the total number of cases in the cluster, the largest here, to 740.

There were also five new cases linked to the KTV cluster, which now has 232 cases in total.

Of the 127 locally transmitted cases, 69 were linked to previous cases and had already been quarantined and another 29 linked cases detected through surveillance, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

There were 29 new unrelated cases.

Among the locally transmitted cases, there are six unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people over the age of 70 who are at risk of serious illness.

There were also three imported cases that had been placed on Stay-at-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the health ministry added.

One of these cases was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while two developed symptoms during NHS or isolation.

The total number of cases in Singapore now stands at 64,054.

More details will be announced on Saturday evening, the health ministry said.