Eight of them are domestic cases, of whom five are linked to previous infections. This comes two days after authorities announced that there were no new domestic infections on Saturday – the first time in 76 days.
The remaining eighteen cases are imported, of whom 13 were detected upon their arrival here, while five developed the illness during their stay-home notice or isolation period.Over 62,000 cases in Singapore, or over 99 per cent of the total tally, have fully recovered from the infection. As of Sunday, 77 cases are currently warded in the hospital, most of whom are well and under observation. There are currently six cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and two in critical condition – both aged above 60 – in the intensive care unit .
"There is continuing evidence that vaccination helps to prevent serious disease when one gets infected. Over the last 28 days, 23 local cases required oxygen supplementation, were admitted to ICU, or passed away," said the MOH.As of Saturday, 6.24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered under the national vaccination programme. Some 3.94 million – or some 65 per cent of Singapore's population – have received at least one dose of the vaccine, of which some 2.
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