793 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, bringing total to 26,891


A street sweeper, wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus, is cycling along the Queen Elizabeth Walk park in Singapore on Friday (May 15). A total of 793 new Covid-19 cases have been preliminarily confirmed on Friday, taking the total count in Singapore to 26,891. - AFP

SINGAPORE: A total of 793 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases have been preliminarily confirmed on Friday (May 15), taking the total count in Singapore to 26,891.

Among these is one Singaporean or permanent resident, while foreign workers staying in dormitories form the bulk of the remaining cases.

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