SINGAPORE, Dec 21 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 195 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the island country to 276,105.
Of the new cases, 141 were in the community, five were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 49 were imported cases, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
A total of 506 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 29 cases being critically ill, in the ICU. The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 52.8 percent.
Two more patients have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection, bringing the death toll to 815, the MOH said.
The ministry said, in a press release yesterday that, it has detected a cluster of three COVID-19 cases, of whom two have tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant, while the result for the remaining case is pending. All three cases are fully vaccinated and have mild symptoms.
To date, there are 71 confirmed Omicron cases detected in Singapore, with 65 imported cases and six local cases, it added.– NNN-CNA
