Despite a drop in the number of community cases in recent days, the number of unlinked cases remains high.
As of 12pm today (5 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 98 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
96 of them are community cases.
Of the community cases, 38 are currently unlinked. Amongst the cases, 2 are seniors above 70 who are unvaccinated and are at risk of serious illness.
Based on yesterday’s number, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 915 cases in the week before to 758 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has increased from 202 cases in the week before to 235 cases in the past week.
The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 74.7 and 33.6 respectively.
58YO Woman Dies From COVID-19 Complications; Becomes Singapore’s 39th Fatality
A 58-year-old Singaporean woman died from COVID-19 complications on Monday (2 Aug), making her the second COVID-19 fatality in two days.
A 34-year-old Ukrainian seaman died from COVID-19 the day before.
The Singaporean woman was a household contact of a positive case who visited Samy’s Curry Restaurant, and was confirmed to have the infection on 29 Jul. The cluster currently has 55 infections.
The woman had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and had no underlying medical condition. In total, 39 cases here have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
555 Cases in Hospitals; 7,767,442 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered
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 7 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). 8 amongst these 49 cases are fully vaccinated. Of these, 6 require oxygen supplementation while 2 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.
As of yesterday, there are currently 112 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 1,115 infections.
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. 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.
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