Singapore reports 623 new COVID-19 cases taking total infections to 5,050
People pass a public seating area marked with yellow tape to encourage social distancing, during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), at a mall in Singapore April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Singapore reported 623 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the city-state's total infections to 5,050.
One new death was reported on April 17, raising the toll to 11.
The health ministry said 558 of the new cases were linked to foreign workers in dormitories, which now account for more than half of the Southeast Asian nation's infections.
A woman passes closed shops, during the "circuit breaker" measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), in Singapore's Chinatown April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
(Reporting by John Geddie and Philip George; Editing by Toby Chopra and Amy Caren Daniel)
People queue up to receive a free meal, during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), in Singapore's Chinatown April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar SuA man walks past taped up tables and stools, during the "circuit breaker" measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), at a food centre in Singapore's Chinatown April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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