As of Thursday noon (5 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 98 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 65,508.
There are 96 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, of which 38 infections are linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine.
20 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 38 are currently unlinked.
Amongst the cases are two seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
In addition, there are two new imported cases, who have been on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. One was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while the other 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, 555 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation.
There are currently 42 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and seven in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). Eight amongst these 49 cases are fully vaccinated. Of these, six require oxygen supplementation while two require ICU care as they have underlying medical conditions.
37 seniors above 60 years, of whom 31 are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill, said MOH.
“As of 3 August 2021, 64% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme, and 77% has received at least one dose,” said MOH.
“In total, we have administered a total of 7,767,442 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme, covering 4,329,956 individuals, with 3,561,452 individuals having completed the full vaccination regimen.
“In addition, 113,767 doses of Sinovac vaccines have been administered as of 3 August 2021, covering 76,571 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”.
