UPDATE ON LOCAL COVID-19 SITUATION (3 July 2021)

       As of 3 July 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 4 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, all of whom are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. There are no unlinked cases today. There are 3 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. 1 was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 2 developed the illness during SHN or isolation. In total, there are 7 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

Figure 1: Number of Community Unlinked Cases, and Linked Cases by Already Quarantined/ Detected through Surveillance¹

Summary of trends for local cases

2.      Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 92 cases in the week before to 37 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 18 cases in the week before to 2 cases in the past week. The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 5.0 and 0.3 respectively.

Figure 2: 7 Day Moving Average Number of Community Unlinked and Linked Cases²

Summary of trends for imported cases

3.      There are a total of 3 imported cases today. 1 was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 2 developed the illness during SHN or isolation.

Figure 3: Number of Imported Cases by Detected Upon Arrival/Detected During SHN or Isolation

Active clusters under monitoring

4.       There are currently 26 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 93 infections. MOH has been monitoring existing clusters for any further transmission. As there have been no more cases linked to the NTUC Foodfare (308 Anchorvale Road) and Case 63922 clusters for the past two incubation periods (i.e. 28 days), the clusters have now been closed.

Figure 4: Number of Active Clusters

Figure 5: List of Active Clusters

Condition of confirmed cases

5.       113 cases are currently warded in hospital.  Most are well and under observation. There are currently 9 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 2 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Figure 7: Deaths and Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation, by Age Group

6.      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. 20 are unvaccinated, 3 are partially vaccinated and none was fully vaccinated.

Figure 8: Local Cases in the Last 28 Days by Vaccination Status and Severity of Condition⁴

Figure 9: Deaths and Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation by Vaccination Status⁵

Progress of national vaccination programme
 
7.      As of 2 July 2021, we have administered a total of 5,630,805 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 5,630,805, covering 3,489,146 individuals. 2,141,659 individuals have received their second dose and completed the full vaccination regimen.

Figure 10: Progress of National Vaccination Programme    

Figure 11: Percentage of Vaccinated Individuals who Received At Least First Dose by Age Group⁶

Figure 12: Percentage of Individuals who Completed Full Regimen⁷ with any COVID-19 Vaccine by Age Group

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

MINISTRY OF HEALTH
3 JULY 2021

[1] Incorporates re-classifications of earlier reported cases.
[2] Incorporates re-classifications of earlier reported cases.
[3] Includes new cases added today.
[4] Fully vaccinated – more than 14 days after completing vaccination regimen.  Partially vaccinated – received 1 dose only of 2-dose vaccine or COVID-19 positive within 14 days of completing vaccination regimen.
[5] Fully vaccinated – more than 14 days after completing vaccination regimen.  Partially vaccinated – received 1 dose only of 2-dose vaccine or COVID-19 positive within 14 days of completing vaccination regimen.
[6] Based on National Immunisation Registry data.
[7] Full regimen refers to individuals who have received both doses of the vaccine.