SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state’s total infections to 9,125.
The health ministry said most of the cases were migrant workers living in dormitories, a group that accounts for more than three quarters of the city-state’s total infections.
The World Health Organization’s regional chief said on Tuesday that Singapore – which has the highest number of reported cases in Southeast Asia – is facing “very difficult challenges” from a recent surge in infections but has the healthcare system and risk management capacity to handle it.
The city-state recorded its biggest ever daily jump in cases on Monday with 1,426 new infections.
(Reporting by John Geddie; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
