1 locally transmitted infection, unlinked to earlier cases, among 11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Sunday (July 4) recorded one new locally transmitted case of Covid-19, which has not been traced to previously reported cases.
It capped a week in which the number of new cases in the community decreased from 95 in the week before to 26.
The number of unlinked cases in the community also dropped from 17 cases in the week before to two in the past week.
The seven-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 3.4 and 0.3 respectively, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement.
The ministry on Sunday also recorded 10 imported cases which had already been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Nine of them were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while one developed the illness during quarantine.
Sunday's 11 cases brought Singapore's coronavirus total to 62,617.
Two clusters, linked to Case 63931 and Tektronix, were closed. There remains 24 active clusters, ranging between three and 93 infections.
A total of 103 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation. There are currently 10 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and two in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).
"There is continuing evidence that vaccination helps to prevent serious disease when one gets infected," MOH said. "Over the last 28 days, 22 local cases required oxygen supplementation, were admitted to ICU or passed away."
Of the 22, 19 were unvaccinated and three had received one shot of the coronavirus vaccine.
As of Saturday, the authorities have administered 5,706,932 doses of Covid-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme, covering 3,550,181 individuals. Out of these, 2,156,751 people have received their second dose and completed the full vaccination regimen.
BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNITY CASES
