38 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore, highest in more than a year Toggle share menu Advertisement 38 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore, highest in more than a year Seven of the 38 community cases have tested "preliminarily positive" for the B1617 variant, which was first detected in India. Dining in is not allowed at Chinatown Complex Food Centre as Singapore enters the COVID-19 Phase 2 (heightened alert) period on May 16, 2021. 16 May 2021 04:24PM (Updated: 17 May 2021 02:29AM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: A total of 38 new community COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (May 16), of which seven were "preliminarily positive" for the B1617 variant from India.