Coronavirus: Singapore

One new local case - lowest figure in over a month

Patient currently unlinked to any other case; 10 new imported cases

There are currently 24 active clusters, with the largest linked to the market and hawker centre (above) at 115 Bukit Merah View.
There are currently 24 active clusters, with the largest linked to the market and hawker centre (above) at 115 Bukit Merah View. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Singapore saw just one locally transmitted Covid-19 case yesterday. This marks the lowest number of daily community cases reported in more than a month.

The patient is currently unlinked to any other case, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in an update.

Two coronavirus clusters - including the one linked to industrial equipment supplier Tektronix - have also been closed, as no new cases have emerged in the past 28 days.

There are currently 24 active clusters, ranging from three to 93 people. The largest active cluster is linked to the market and hawker centre at 115 Bukit Merah View.

Last week saw a total of 26 new community cases, down from 95 in the week before. The number of unlinked cases also dropped from 17 to two in the same time period.

Another 10 imported cases were also reported yesterday, MOH said. All were placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon their arrival in Singapore. Of these, nine were detected upon arrival and the last developed the illness during SHN or isolation.

At present, 103 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised. Most are well and under observation, although 10 require oxygen and two are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Over the last 28 days, 22 people developed serious illness requiring oxygen or intensive care, or resulting in death, MOH said. Of these, 19 were not vaccinated and three were partially vaccinated.

The ministry also gave an update on vaccination in Singapore, noting that around 5.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered under the national vaccination programme to date.

This means close to 3.6 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, with nearly 2.2 million having completed their second dose.

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic, is set to deliver a ministerial statement on Covid-19 support measures in Parliament today.

This comes ahead of a Supplementary Supply Bill to effect the reallocation of funds for the measures announced in May and last month, in view of phases two and three (heightened alert).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 05, 2021, with the headline One new local case - lowest figure in over a month. Subscribe