135 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 129 locally transmitted cases, 61 linked to Jurong Fishery Port cluster and 6 belong to KTV cluster

As of Monday noon (26 July), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 135 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.This brings the total number of infection cases to 64,314.There are 129 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, of which 61 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and six belong to the KTV cluster.Of the 129 cases today, 76 are linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine. 25 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance.28 are currently unlinked."Amongst the cases is 1 senior above 70 years who is partially vaccinated, and is at risk of serious illness," said MOH.There are six imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Three were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while three developed the illness during SHN or isolation.The Ministry will share further updates in its press release tonight.

Condition of confirmed cases & progress of national vaccination programme

According to last night's press release, 524 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation.There are currently 12 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and two in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). None amongst these 14 cases is fully vaccinated.Seven seniors above 60 years, who are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill."As of 24 July 2021, we have administered a total of 7,130,781, doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme," said MOH."The total number of doses administered was 7,130,781, covering 4,230,379 individuals. 3,020,766 individuals have completed the full vaccination regimen, consisting of 120,364 recovered persons who received at least one dose and 2,900,402 who received their second dose. ""In addition, 82,422 doses of Sinovac vaccines were administered as of 24 July 2021, covering 67,743 individuals. "

MOH to stop providing details of COVID-19 community cases

As Singapore moves towards a new phase of battling the pandemic, the MOH said in a statement on 29 June that it will no longer disclose details of each new COVID-19 case detected in the community."Besides daily numbers, we will include information on the key trends of the local situation, clusters we are monitoring, progress of vaccination and the number of people who suffered a severe form of the disease," said the Ministry.According to the MOH, this decision was made by the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, with a "strong focus on preventing the virus from spreading, vaccinating our population and starting the process to transit to a new normal".