Malaysian with first jab among 36 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore
SINGAPORE: A 49-year-old Malaysian who received his first dose of the vaccine last Friday is among 36 new Covid-19 cases reported here on Monday, according to the republic’s health ministry. Labelled as Case 63653, the man, who works as a delivery person at AST Logistics Pte Ltd, is also among…
SINGAPORE: A 49-year-old Malaysian who received his first dose of the vaccine last Friday is among 36 new Covid-19 cases reported here on Monday, according to the republic’s health ministry.
Labelled as Case 63653, the man, who works as a delivery person at AST Logistics Pte Ltd, is also among the latest cases linked to the JEM and Westgate shopping mall clusters which have 50 confirmed cases so far.
“He frequently delivered goods to Westgate,” the ministry said in its full data released late last night.
Two Malaysian women have also been linked to the same cluster.
The first case from the cluster involved a 53-year-old Singaporean woman who was confirmed to be infected on May 7.
Three new cases reported on Monday also involved other Malaysians, with one classified as imported and two linked to the McDonald’s delivery riders cluster which currently has 10 confirmed cases.
As at noon on Monday, the republic reported a total of 61,860 Covid-19 cases with 2,767 classified as community cases, 4,574 imported and 54,519 as dorm residents.
There are 30 open clusters so far, the largest involving the Changi Airport Terminal 3 cluster with 108 cases. — Free Malaysia Today