SINGAPORE – A 49-year-old Malaysian man, who received his first Covid-19 vaccine dose on May 21, is among 36 new coronavirus cases reported in Singapore yesterday, according to the republic’s Health Ministry.
Labelled as Case 63653, the man, who is an AST Logistics Pte Ltd delivery personnel, is also among the latest cases linked to the JEM and Westgate shopping malls cluster, which has 50 confirmed cases, so far.
“He frequently delivered goods at Westgate,” said the ministry in its full data released late last night.
Besides him, two other 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 positive with Covid-19 on May 7.
Three new cases reported yesterday 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 yesterday, the republic reported a Covid-19 caseload of 61,860, with 2,767 classified as community cases, 4,574 imported and 54,519 dorm residents.
Singapore has 30 open clusters, so far, with the largest involving the Changi Airport Terminal 3 cluster with 108 cases. – Bernama, May 25, 2021
