It seems like Bugis Junction is set to be the next big cluster.
As of 12pm today (27 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 122 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
120 of them are locally transmitted cases, with 26 of them unlinked.
47 of the cases are linked to the growing Bugis Junction cluster.
Based on yesterday’s number, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 290 cases in the week before to 405 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 78 cases in the week before to 126 cases in the past week.
The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 39.9 and 18.0 respectively.
343 Cases in Hospitals; 8,633,769 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered
343 cases are currently warded in hospital. There are currently 17 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 7 in critical condition in the ICU.
Of those who have fallen very ill, 20 are seniors above 60 years, of whom 16 are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
As of yesterday, there are currently 68 clusters, ranging between 3 and 1,155 infections.
As of 25 August 2021, we have administered a total of 8,633,769 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme (Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and Moderna), covering 4,490,780 individuals, with 4,270,547 individuals having completed the full vaccination regimen.
In addition, 162,307 doses of other vaccines recognised in the World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) have been administered as of 25 August 2021, covering 85,325 individuals.
In total, 79% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 83% has received at least one dose.
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