Singapore reports 465 new Covid-19 cases, 1 additional death

People walk along the Orchard Road shopping belt in Singapore last month. (AP pic)

SINGAPORE: Singapore registered 465 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Saturday, taking the city-state’s total to 27,356 cases.

The vast majority of the newly infected people are migrant workers living in dormitories, the health ministry said in a statement. Four are permanent residents.

Singapore also reported one more death, bringing the virus-related death toll in the island nation to 22. - FMT