10 new Covid-19 clusters in Singapore, all linked to different individuals
- There were 10 new Covid-19 clusters reported on Aug 2, all of which were linked to different individuals
- The Ministry of Health said that there are 36 patients who require oxygen support to help them breathe, with seven more in critical condition
- Most of these cases are not fully vaccinated
- In all, there were 106 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Aug 2, including 25 that were unlinked
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Monday (Aug 2) reported 10 new Covid-19 clusters, all of which have been linked to different individuals. In total, there are now 93 active Covid-19 clusters, each having between three and 1,072 cases.
In its nightly update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that there are 36 patients who require oxygen support to help them breathe, one more from the day before.
In addition, there are seven patients who are in critical condition.
“Four among these 43 cases are fully vaccinated. Of these, three require oxygen supplementation while one requires intensive care as they have underlying medical conditions. Thirty-one seniors above 60 years old, of whom 28 are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill,” MOH said.
Over the last 28 days, 61 local cases required oxygen support, were admitted to intensive care units or died.
“Thirty-seven were unvaccinated, 20 were partially vaccinated and four were fully vaccinated,” MOH said.
There are 602 Covid-19 patients who are hospitalised as of Monday.
In a separate statement on Monday, MOH said that it had concluded Covid-19 testing for residents of Block 556 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10.
So far, 520 people have tested negative for Covid-19 while 11 tested positive, with one whose result is pending.
CONFIRMED CASES
Earlier on Monday, MOH said that Singapore recorded 106 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 25 that had no links to past cases.
Of the 106, 65 were linked to previous infections and had already been placed under quarantine.
Another 16, also linked to previous cases, were detected through surveillance testing.
Among the new cases are seven seniors aged above 70 who are not vaccinated or partially vaccinated and at risk of serious illness.
Besides the locally transmitted cases, there were five imported cases, making a total of 111 new Covid-19 cases confirmed on Monday.
The imported cases had been isolated on arrival in Singapore. Three were detected upon arrival and the remaining two developed the disease during stay-home notice or in isolation.
Twenty-four of the new cases on Monday have been linked to the Jurong Fishery Port, bringing the tally to 1,072.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has gone down from 1,021 in the week before to 835 in the past week.
The number of cases with no known links in the community has, however, more than doubled from 133 in the week before to 276 in the past week.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore is now 65,213.
VACCINATIONS
As of Sunday, MOH said that 62 per cent of the population had completed their full regimen or received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme, while 77 per cent had received at least one dose.
In addition, 107,730 doses of Sinovac vaccines had been administered as of Sunday, covering 74,935 people.
