UPDATE ON LOCAL COVID-19 SITUATION (26 JULY 2021)

As of 26 July 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 129 cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, of which 61 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and 6 belong to the KTV cluster. Of the 129 cases today, 76 are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. 25 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 28 are currently unlinked. Amongst the cases is 1 senior above 70 years who is partially vaccinated, and is at risk of serious illness. 

2. There are 6 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. 3 were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 3 developed the illness during SHN or isolation. 

3. In total, there are 135 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 Cases¹

Condition of confirmed cases

4. 551 cases are currently warded in hospital.  Most are well and under observation. There are currently 18 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 2 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). None amongst these 20 cases is fully vaccinated. 12 seniors above 60 years, who are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, have fallen very ill.  

Figure 2: Number of Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation

Figure 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, 21 local cases required oxygen supplementation, were admitted to ICU or passed away. 10 are unvaccinated,11 are partially vaccinated and none was fully vaccinated. 

Figure 4: Local Cases in the Last 28 Days by Vaccination Status & Severity of Condition²

Figure 5: Deaths and Active Cases in ICU or Requiring Oxygen Supplementation, 
by Vaccination Status²

Summary of trends for local cases

6. Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 479 cases in the week before to 1,021 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 35 cases in the week before to 143 cases in the past week. The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 125.4 and 20.4 respectively.

Figure 6: 7 Day Moving Average Number of Community Unlinked and Linked Cases³

Figure 7: Community Unlinked and Linked Cases in the Last 14 Days, by Detection Method

Figure 8: Local Cases in the Last 14 Days by Age Group and Vaccination Status

Summary of trends for imported cases

7. There are a total of 6 imported cases today. 3 were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 3 developed the illness during SHN or isolation. 

Figure 9: Number of Imported Cases by Detected Upon Arrival/ Detected during SHN or Isolation

Active clusters under monitoring

8. There are 10 new clusters today. In total, there are currently 35 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 858 infections. 

Figure 10: Number of Active Clusters

Figure 11: List of Active Clusters

 * Please refer to Annex A ↗ (opens in new tab) for the affected markets and food centres.

Progress of national vaccination programme

9. As of 25 July 2021, we have administered a total of 7,192,180 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 7,192,180, covering 4,242,505 individuals.  3,070,092 individuals have completed the full vaccination regimen, consisting of 120,417 recovered persons who received at least one dose and 2,949,675 who received their second dose. In addition, 83,072 doses of Sinovac vaccines have been administered as of 25 July 2021, covering 67,970 individuals. 

Figure 12: Progress of National Vaccination Programme

Figure 13: Percentage of Total Population who Received At Least First Dose⁵ and Completed Full Regimen⁶

Figure 14: Percentage of Vaccinated Individuals who Received At Least First Dose by Age Group

Figure 15: Percentage of Individuals who Completed Full Regimen of COVID-19 Vaccine by Age Group

10. Please refer to MOH’s daily Situation Report (www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/situation-report ↗ (opens in new tab)) 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.

[4] Includes new cases added today.

[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.