SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths linked to the coronavirus on Thursday (Dec 2).
The fatalities were aged between 56 and 99. All of them had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.
This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 735.
The overall intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rate is 56.4 per cent, down from 59.7 per cent on Wednesday.
The weekly infection growth rate rose to 0.70 from Wednesday's 0.67. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
The growth rate has remained below 1 for 20 consecutive days. A figure below 1 means that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is falling.
The daily case count on Thursday is down from the 1,324 infections reported on Wednesday.
Among the new cases, 1,091 are locally transmitted, comprising 1,050 infections in the community and 41 cases in migrant workers' dormitories.
The remaining 10 are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.05pm.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported 267,150 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
Continue reading...
The fatalities were aged between 56 and 99. All of them had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.
This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 735.
The overall intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rate is 56.4 per cent, down from 59.7 per cent on Wednesday.
WEEKLY INFECTION GROWTH RATE
The weekly infection growth rate rose to 0.70 from Wednesday's 0.67. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
The growth rate has remained below 1 for 20 consecutive days. A figure below 1 means that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is falling.
The daily case count on Thursday is down from the 1,324 infections reported on Wednesday.
Among the new cases, 1,091 are locally transmitted, comprising 1,050 infections in the community and 41 cases in migrant workers' dormitories.
The remaining 10 are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.05pm.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported 267,150 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Related:
BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its developments
Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
Continue reading...