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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 98 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Aug 3), including a new cluster at Changi ...
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 98 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday , including a new cluster at Changi General Hospital three days after another cluster there was closed.
AdvertisementForty-six of the new infections were linked to previous cases and had already been placed on quarantine, said the Ministry of Health . Another 21 linked infections were detected through surveillance testing. Among the new cases, seven were people above the age of 70 who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness, said MOH. This is the first time in about two weeks that the daily number of locally transmitted cases has fallen below the 100 mark. The previous time was on Jul 18, when there were 88 locally transmitted cases. Four imported cases were reported on Tuesday. They were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival. Three infections were detected upon arrival while one developed the illness during the stay-home notice or isolation period.The number of local unlinked cases and linked cases. Eight new clusters were reported, including one at Changi General Hospital . A previous cluster at CGH was declared closed by MOH on Jul 31 after no cases were linked to it for 28 days. There were 20 cases in total in the previous CGH cluster.Another 22 infections were added to the Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market and Food Centre cluster, bringing it to 1,097 cases in total. It remains Singapore's largest active cluster.A total of 592 cases were warded in hospital. Most were well and under observation, said MOH. There were 37 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and seven in critical condition in the intensive care unit . Six of these 44 cases were fully vaccinated. Of these, four required oxygen supplementation while two required ICU care as they had underlying medical conditions. Thirty-one people above 60 years old, of whom 27 are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill, said MOH.As of Monday, 63 per cent of Singapore's population has completed their full vaccination regimen or received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme."Full regimen refers to individuals who have received both doses of the vaccine or one dose for vaccinated recovered individuals," said MOH. In addition, 108,815 doses of the Sinovac vaccine have been administered as of Monday, covering 75,856 individuals. READ: People with allergic reactions to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can take Sinovac shots, will be considered fully vaccinated "There is continuing evidence that vaccination helps to prevent serious disease when one gets infected," said the Health Ministry. Over the last 28 days, 66 local cases required oxygen supplementation, were admitted to ICU or died. Thirty-nine were unvaccinated, 21 were partially vaccinated and six were fully vaccinated.MOH also provided a separate update on the results of community surveillance testing at various locations around Singapore.was completed on Jul 30, said MOH. Of those tested, two people were positive for COVID-19 while 430 tested negative., four people were found to have the infection and 842 tested negative. The testing for residents, visitors and individuals who interacted with residents of the two blocks was completed on Jul 31.There were no positive cases among the 260 residents tested at Block
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