Singapore reports 942 new COVID-19 cases in biggest daily jump, total reaches 5,992

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FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore
FILE PHOTO: People queue up to receive a free meal, during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), in Singapore’s Chinatown April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

April 18, 2020

(Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 942 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city-state to 5,992.

The vast majority of the new cases are of “work permit” holders living in foreign worker dormitories, the health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru. Editing by Gerry Doyle)

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