Update On Local COVID-19 Situation (8 Aug)

     As of 8 August 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 73 cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. 43 are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. 9 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 21 are currently unlinked. Amongst the cases are 5 seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness.

2.  There are 5 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. All were detected upon arrival in Singapore.

3.  In total, there are 78 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

Figure 1: Number of Local Unlinked Cases and Linked Cases by Already Quarantined/ Detected through Surveillance [1]

Progress of national vaccination programme

4.     As of 7 August 2021, 69% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme, and 79% has received at least one dose. In total, we have administered a total of 8,042,596 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme, covering 4,359,495 individuals, with 3,807,652 individuals having completed the full vaccination regimen. In addition, 130,952 doses of Sinovac vaccines have been administered as of 7 August 2021, covering 81,612 individuals.

Figure 2: Percentage of Total Population who Received At Least First Dose[2] and Completed Full Regimen[3]

Figure 3: Percentage of Vaccinated Individuals who Received At Least First Dose by Age Group

Figure 4: Percentage of Individuals who Completed Full Regimen of COVID-19 Vaccine by Age Group

Figure 5: Total number of doses administered

Condition of confirmed cases

5.    542 cases are currently warded in hospital.Most are well and under observation. There are currently 37 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 8 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). 6 amongst these 45 cases are fully vaccinated. Of these, 4 require oxygen supplementation while 2 require ICU care as they have underlying medical conditions. 34 seniors above 60 years, of whom 29 are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill.  

Figure 6: Number of Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation

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, 95 local cases required oxygen supplementation, were admitted to ICU or passed away. 59 are unvaccinated, 27 are partially vaccinated and 9 are fully vaccinated.

Figure 8: Local Cases in the Last 28 Days by Vaccination Status & Severity of Condition[4]

Figure 9: Deaths and Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation, by Vaccination Status⁴

Summary of trends for local cases

7.    Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 861 cases in the week before to 571 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 260 cases in the week before to 160 cases in the past week. The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 58.7 and 22.9 respectively.

Figure 10: 7 Day Moving Average Number of Community Unlinked and Linked Cases[5]

Figure 11: Local Cases in the Last 14 Days by Age Group and Vaccination Status

Summary of trends for imported cases

There are a total of 5 imported cases today. All were detected upon arrival in Singapore.

Figure 12: Number of Imported Cases by Detected Upon Arrival/ Detected during SHN or Isolation

Active clusters under monitoring

9.    There are 2 new clusters today. In total, there are currently 130 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 1,147 infections.

Figure 13: Number of Active Clusters

Figure 14: List of Active Clusters