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Singapore reports 931 new Covid-19 cases, taking total to 13,624
People have their identity cards checked ahead of buying groceries amid the Covid-19 outbreak in Singapore April 23, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

SINGAPORE, April 26 — Singapore registered 931 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said today, taking the city-state's total number of Covid-19 cases to 13,624.

The vast majority of the new cases are migrant workers living in dormitories, the health ministry said in the statement. Fifteen of the new cases are permanent residents.

The number of new cases rose from 618 reported yesterday.

The tiny country of 5.7 million people now has one of the highest infection rates in Asia, according to official figures, due to outbreaks in cramped dormitories housing over 300,000 mainly South Asian workers. — Reuters

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