741 COVID-19 Cases Today (7 May); Local Cases Drop to Single Digit Again

Yesterday, we reached the 20,000 mark.

Singapore took about 3 months to reach the first 10,000 mark, and just two weeks to reach the 20,000.

And experts have claimed that we might have 40,000 cases by the end of this month.

Today, we have 741 cases.

This means we now have 20,939 cases in Singapore.

For today’s cases, 5 are Singaporeans or Singapore PRs.

Yesterday, this figure is at 11, with 3 of them unlinked. The others have either worked in dormitories (read carefully hor: they work in dormitories, not stay in dormitories) or are close contacts with previously confirmed cases.

Based on yesterday’s numbers, on average, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 16 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 10 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 9 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 4 per day in the past week.

With us being the worst-hit country in Southeast Asia and the third most-hit country in Asia so far, would we indeed have 40,000 cases by the end of this month?

Experts said yay, though it might not be a bad thing after all.

Experts: Expect 40,000 Cases by End of May

Lest you didn’t know, China now has about 82K cases.

And experts say that we might have 40,000 cases by the end of this month. That’s like half of China’s total cases.

Judging from the number of new cases in dormitories, that’s pretty much common sense. But you might be surprised to know that it might not be a bad thing after all.

You see, every country’s no longer looking to contain the coronavirus completely—that is impossible given that it’s so contagious and sneaky. Instead, every world leader is looking to flatten the curve: ensuring that we won’t have so many cases at one go that’ll cripple our healthcare system.

So, with the numbers being stable daily instead of spiking at one go, it’s considered flattening the curve.

We should only be worried if we have 40,000 cases by the end of today instead of end of the month.

After all, remember: the ultimate endgame is to have everyone being immune to it, preferably through vaccination.

But of course, don’t let your guard down; the whole idea of Circuit Breaker is to flatten the curve, too, if not we’d have multiple clusters all over Singapore that’d make 40,000 cases a day a reality.

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