Covid-19 cases in S'pore back above 10,000, weekly infection rate lowest since Dec 30

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SINGAPORE - Daily Covid-19 cases in Singapore climbed back above 10,000 on Tuesday , with 15,851 new cases reported by the Ministry of Health.

Before this, the number of cases had been below 10,000 for two days in a row - the only two times so far this month.This is the lowest rate since Dec 30 last year, when it was 0.73.The rate refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before. A rate of more than one indicates the number of new weekly Covid-19 cases is increasing.The number of new cases on Tuesday was also lower than last Tuesday's, when 21,983 cases were reported.

There were also 1,311 hospitalisations as at noon on Tuesday. This is up from Monday's figure of 9,042 infections and 1,310 hospitalisations.There were also 40 patients in the intensive care unit, and 191 who needed oxygen supplementation. Of the local cases, 13,786 were detected through antigen rapid tests and were assessed by a doctor to have mild symptoms and to be of low risk.There were 165 new imported cases, of which 35 were detected through PCR tests and 130 through ARTs.

 

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