35 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 29 locally transmitted cases, 17 unlinked

As of Sunday noon (22 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 35 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.

This brings the total number of infection cases to 66,478.

Nine infections were linked to previous cases and had been placed on quarantine, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update.

Another three linked infections were detected through surveillance testing.

17 are currently unlinked.

Amongst the cases, one senior is above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and is at risk of serious illness, said MOH.

In addition, there were also six imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival. Five infections were detected upon arrival while one developed the illness during the stay-home notice or isolation period.

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, 364 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation.

There are currently 22 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 7 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).

As of 20 August 2021, 78% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 82% has received at least one dose, said MOH.

"As of 20 August 2021, we have administered a total of 8,553,434 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme (Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and Moderna), covering 4,467,533 individuals, with 4,218,703 individuals having completed the full vaccination regimen." said MOH.

"In addition, 156,114 doses of other vaccines recognised in the World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) have been administered as of 20 August 2021, covering 84,345 individuals."

"In total, 78% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 82% has received at least one dose."

There are currently 76 clusters, ranging between 3 and 1,155 infections.

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".