Singapore reports 48 new Covid-19 cases; tally nears 60,000

Singapore reported 48 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, including five imported infections, taking the national tally to 57,454, many of them foreign workers.

Since the foreign workers' dormitories were declared clear of Covid-19 over a month ago on August 11, an average of 45 workers has tested positive for the disease daily, according to the Health Ministry.

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They were detected primarily through active surveillance testing, such as rostered routine testing, and aggressive tracing and testing when a new case is detected.

The ministry also said that the average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has decreased to one in the past week, down from two cases the week before.

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With 48 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, Singapore's tally of cases increased to 57,454.

The five imported infections had all been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore.