The number of daily new Covid-19 infections in Singapore climbed to 6,341 on Tuesday (April 5), up from the 3,334 cases the day before. Case numbers on Tuesdays tend to be higher compared with the rest of the week as they reflect the spike in infections after the weekend,...
The Covid-19 week-on-week infection ratio has been below one since March 2, at 0.70 on Tuesday. On Monday, it was 0.66. The week-on-week infection ratio refers to the ratio of community cases in the past week, compared with the week before.
A ratio of more than one indicates that the number of new weekly Covid-19 cases is increasing.Of the local cases, 5,485 were detected through antigen rapid tests , which means they were assessed by a doctor to have mild symptoms and to be of low risk.There were 122 new imported cases, of which 21 were detected through PCR tests and 101 through ARTs.About 95 per cent of the eligible population in Singapore have completed their full vaccination regimen, and 72 per cent of the total population have received their booster shots.
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