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SCMP’s Asia desk

Singapore on Saturday confirmed five new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to 72.
Three of the new infections were linked to a previous cluster seen at the Grace Assembly of God church, the health ministry said in a statement.
The church, which has two branches, is the country’s largest locally transmitted cluster with more than a dozen linked cases of the Covid-19 disease.
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The fourth new case was linked to a cluster at the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site, where five infections had been confirmed.
The final new case was linked to a previously diagnosed patient, the health ministry said.
The city state on Saturday also announced that one patient had been discharged from hospital.


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The new cases bring the total number of infections to 72
All five cases were linked to previous clusters and cases


The new coronavirus cases bring the total number of people infected in Singapore to 72.


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