7 COVID-19 Cases Today (3 Jul); 4 are Community Cases

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Tan Shi Hui
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You know that you’re in the middle of the year when you start hearing news about NDP preparations. Unlike last year, there will be live spectators this year but only selected individuals are allowed to attend. Today’s report will tell you why.

As of 12pm today (3 Jul), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

4 of them are community infections, with no unlinked cases. The remaining 3 are imported cases.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 62,606.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 93 cases in the week before to 46 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has decreased from 17 cases in the week before to 6 cases in the past week.

The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 5.7 and 0.9 respectively.

7 More Private Clinics Will be Offering Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

According to The Straits Times, seven more private healthcare clinics will be administering the Sinovac vaccine, instead of the four that were discussed before.

The seven clinics are as follows:

  • HeartlandHealth clinic in Circuit Road
  • HeartlandHealth clinic in New Upper Changi Road
  • Icon Cancer Centre Mount Alvernia
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  • The Pinnacle Family Clinic in Woodlands
  • The Pinnacle Family Clinic in Yew Tee
  • Thomson GP Clinic in Balestier Road

According to the news report, the fees incurred for one dose of the vaccine would stretch from around S$20 to S$25.

The costs would also include consultation costs, administration, and taxes.

“Since June 18, the initial 24 selected clinics have been providing the Sinovac vaccine in a cautious manner,” the Health Ministry declared on Friday (July 2). “Some of the group clinics… are now ready to ramp up their services to help improve the wait times for individuals.”

It should be noted, however, that keen parties would need to dial the clinics or click on their websites to book an appointment.

Walk-in visits will be turned away.

In addition, new appointments may not necessarily be entertained.

The inclusion of the new clinics appears to cater to the already stacked waiting lists on hand.

Also, those administered with the Sinovac vaccine will not be covered under the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme, as the non-mRNA vaccine remains unregistered.

“Individuals who wish to receive the Sinovac vaccine should discuss its risks and benefits with their doctors,” the ministry said.

They would also have to continue with pre-event testing for all affiliated occasions.

“However, there is insufficient international data thus far on the effectiveness of the Sinovac vaccine against the Delta variant. Hence pre-event testing continues to be needed for individuals vaccinated with the Sinovac vaccine,” it added.

Read the full article here.

119 Cases in Hospitals; 5,551,613 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered

119 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation. There are currently 9 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 2 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).

There are currently 28 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 93 infections.

As of 1 July 2021, we have administered a total of 5,551,613 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 5,551,613, covering 3,426,468 individuals. 2,125,145 individuals have received their second dose and completed the full vaccination regimen.

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