September 10, 2016 9:23 PM

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14 new cases of locally transmitted Zika confirmed in Singapore

In Singapore ,14 new cases of locally transmitted Zika were confirmed by authorities on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 318. <br/>In a joint statement, the Ministry of Health, MOH and National Environment Agency, NEA said of the 14 new cases, 7 are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive/Kallang Way/Paya Lebar Way cluster. <br/><br/>One case is linked to the cluster in Bishan St 12, while another case is linked to the Bedok North Ave 3 cluster.<br/>MOH and NEA said that there is a potential new cluster involving a previously reported case, as well as a new case discovered on Saturday. <br/><br/>Both Zika patients live in the Jalan Raya/Circuit Road area in MacPherson, authorities said, adding that the other four cases have no known links to any existing cluster. <br/><br/>

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