Update On Local COVID-19 Situation (27 July)

    As of 27 July 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 136 cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, of which 36 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and 2 belong to the KTV cluster. Of the 136 cases today, 59 are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. 22 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 55 are currently unlinked. Amongst the cases are 3 seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness.

2.   There are 3 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. 2 were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 1 developed the illness during SHN or isolation.

3.   In total, there are 139 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

Figure 1: Number of Community Unlinked Cases, and Linked Cases by Already Quarantined/ Detected through Surveillance, and Dormitory Resident Cases [1] Condition of confirmed cases4.   545 cases are currently warded in hospital.Most are well and under observation. There are currently 21 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 2 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). 1 amongst these 23 cases is fully vaccinated, but requires oxygen supplementation as she has underlying medical conditions. 13 seniors above 60 years, of whom 12 are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill.  

Figure 2: Number of Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen SupplementationFigure 3: Deaths and Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation, by Age Group 

5.    There is continuing evidence that vaccination helps to prevent serious disease when one gets infected. Over the last 28 days, 27 local cases required oxygen supplementation, were admitted to ICU or passed away. 14 are unvaccinated,12 are partially vaccinated and 1 is fully vaccinated.  Figure 4: Local Cases in the Last 28 Days by Vaccination Status & Severity of Condition[2]Figure 5: Deaths and Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation, by Vaccination Status² Summary of trends for local cases6.   Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 642 cases in the week before to 967 cases in the past week. We are likely to continue to see high number of cases in the coming days as we step up efforts to detect them to contain their spread in the community. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 46 cases in the week before to 182 cases in the past week. The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 112.1 and 26 respectively.

Figure 6: 7 Day Moving Average Number of Community Unlinked and Linked Cases [3]Figure 7: Community Unlinked and Linked Cases in the Last 14 Days, by Detection MethodFigure 8: Local Cases in the Last 14 Days by Age Group and Vaccination StatusSummary of trends for imported cases7.    There are a total of 3 imported cases today. 2 were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 1 developed the illness during SHN or isolation.

Figure 9: Number of Imported Cases by Detected Upon Arrival/ Detected during SHN or IsolationActive clusters under monitoring8.     There are 4 new clusters today. In total, there are currently 39 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 902 infections.

Figure 10: Number of Active Clusters Figure 11: List of Active Clusters Cluster New Cases Total[1] Case 65695 (new cluster) 2 3 Case 66259 (new cluster) 2 3 Westlite Juniper Dormitory (new cluster) 8 9 Cleaner at Punggol Primary School (new cluster) 3 4 Case 65893 1 5 Samy’s Curry Restaurant 6 28 KTV lounges/clubs 2 245 Jurong Fishery Port/ Hong Lim Market & Food Centre* 36 902 Marina Bay Sands Casino 5 40 Case 64697 3 73 Case 65360 2 10 Case 65721 0 4 Case 65751 0 4 Case 65929 0 3 Case 65972 0 3 Case 66007 0 4 Apex Medical Centre (Jurong) 0 3 Case 65754 0 3 Case 65979 0 3 Case 65132 0 3 Case 66168 0 3 Case 65846 0 3 Case 65791 0 4 Case 65342 0 3 Case 65484 0 5 Case 65365 0 3 Case 64735 0 6 Case 65231 0 4 Case 64599 0 6 Case 64752 0 7 PSC Express Pte Ltd 0 4 Case 64782 0 3 Case 64850 0 3 Khoi Grill & Hotpot 0 8 Case 64642 0 3 Case 64388 0 3 105 Henderson Crescent 0 22 Changi General Hospital 0 20 Case 64478 0 3

*Please refer to Annex A for the affected markets and food centres.

Collection of ART self-test kits for visitors to selected markets and food centres9.     MOH is investigating cases of COVID-19 infection involving markets and food centres which are likely seeded by fishmongers who visited Jurong Fishery Port to collect their stock and sell at the markets and food centres. As an added layer of ringfencing to help to identify cases and prevent further transmission, MOH is working with the People’s Association to distribute antigen rapid test (ART) self-test kits to individuals who had visited selected markets and food centres in the last 14 days, such as residents living in the vicinity of these centres. The collection will run from 28 to 29 July 2021 at Residents’ Committee Centres in the vicinity of the following locations:

• Teban Gardens Market & Food Centre (37A Teban Gardens Road); and

• 216 Bedok Food Centre and Market (216 Bedok North Street 1).

  
  

10.    Eligible persons are strongly encouraged to collect and perform self-testing using these ART kits. Please refer to https://www.gowhere.gov.sg/art to check on the nearest Residents’ Committee Centre for self-collection.
Progress of national vaccination programme11.      As of 26 July 2021, we have administered a total of 7,256,331 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 7,256,331, covering 4,254,789 individuals. 3,122,180 individuals have completed the full vaccination regimen, consisting of 120,638 recovered persons who received at least one dose and 3,001,542 who received their second dose. In addition, 89,047 doses of Sinovac vaccines have been administered as of 26 July 2021, covering 69,769 individuals.

Figure 12: Progress of National Vaccination ProgrammeFigure 13: Percentage of Total Population who Received At Least First Dose [5] and Completed Full Regimen [6]

Figure 14: Percentage of Vaccinated Individuals who Received At Least First Dose by Age GroupFigure 15: Percentage of Individuals who Completed Full Regimen of COVID-19 Vaccine by Age Group 

Please refer to MOH’s daily Situation Report (www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/situation-report) for details.

[1] Incorporates re-classifications of earlier reported cases.

[2] Fully vaccinated - more than 14 days after completing vaccination regimen (both doses of the vaccine or one dose for recovered individuals). Partially vaccinated – received 1 dose of 2-dose vaccine or COVID-positive within 14 days of completing vaccination regimen.

[3] Incorporates re-classifications of earlier reported cases.

[5] Based on National Immunisation Registry data.

[6] Full regimen refers to individuals who have received both doses of the vaccine or one dose for vaccinated recovered individuals.