130 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections on July 28

The Ministry of Health (MOH) preliminarily confirmed 130 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases as of Wednesday (July 28) afternoon, of which 27 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and two belong to the KTV cluster.

61 cases are linked to previous cases and had already been placed on quarantine. Meanwhile, 21 cases are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance.

48 cases are unlinked.

Among the cases are three seniors above 70 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness.

There are also six imported cases who were already on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Two were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while four developed the illness during stay-home notice or isolation.

In total, there are 136 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore today.

MOH added that it is working through the details of the cases and will share further updates tonight.

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