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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 40 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (September 4), including three imported infections.
This brings the total number of cases in the country to 56,948.
The three imported cases had been placed on notice of admission upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily preliminary update.
There were no new cases in the community.
More updates will be announced on Friday evening, the ministry added.
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Singapore has seen several new clusters of COVID-19 in bedrooms that were previously cleared of the disease in recent weeks.
On Thursday, new clusters were identified in two more foreign worker dormitories that were previously cleared of the disease: Cochrane Lodge II on Admiralty Road West and Westlite Toh Guan dormitory on Toh Guan Road East.
Of the 48 new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore that day, 41 were dormitory-living cases.
In addition to the two reported Thursday, new groups have also been identified at Sungei Tengah Lodge, Homestay Lodge, Tuas View Dormitory, Changi Lodge II, North Coast Lodge and Toh Guan Dormitory.
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