SINGAPORE, Jul 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,495 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,534,799.
Of the new cases, 339 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 4,156 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 321 were local transmissions and 18 were imported cases.
Among the ART cases, with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 3,975 local transmissions and 181 imported cases.
A total of 633 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 16 of them held in intensive care units.
No new deaths were reported from COVID-19 yesterday, leaving the death toll unchanged at 1,432, the ministry said.– NNN-CNA
