The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore has increased by 741 to 20,939 over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th May, 2020) The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore has increased by 741 to 20,939 over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"As of 7 May 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminary confirmed an additional 741 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, the vast majority of whom are Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. Five cases are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents," the statement said.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 3.7 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 264,000 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.
