The new normal appears to be three-digit community cases.

As of 12pm today (21 Jul), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 181 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

179 of them are community cases.

Of the 179 locally-transmitted cases, 30 are currently unlinked. 8 cases belong to the KTV cluster, while 130 are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 63,621.

Based on yesterday’s numbers, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 37 cases in the week before to 643 cases in the past week. We are likely to see rising 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 10 cases in the week before to 68 cases in the past week.

The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 82.1 and 9.7 respectively.

2 More Markets & Food Centres to Close & 1 More KTV Lounge Linked to New COVID-19 Cases

Yesterday, 182 community cases were reported. Of the 182 new cases, 142 were linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, which now has 321 cases.

Ongoing transmission were found at two more markets and food centres, compelling the authorities to close both establishments.

MOH said 25 infections were detected at Haig Road Market and Food Centre, while another 10 were found at Chong Pang Market.

Both places will be closed from today (21 July) till 4 Aug to break the chain of transmission and enable deep cleaning of the premises, the ministry explained.

MOH is also extending free COVID-19 testing to visitors of  Chong Boon Market and Food Centre, which the ministry previously closed on 18 July. It will only be permitted to reopen on 2 Aug.

Those who visited the centre between 3 July and 17 July can book an appointment for a free test here.

In addition, 14 cases were linked to the KTV cluster, which now has 207 infections.

Another KTV lounge – Club MX at 401 MacPherson Road – is likely to have ongoing COVID-19 transmission, MOH said.

All visitors to the affected premises are advised to monitor their health closely, and minimise social interactions as far as possible for 14 days from their date of visit or interaction.

As always, visitors should see the doctor immediately if they feel unwell.

332 Cases in Hospitals; 6,837,200 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered

332 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation. There are currently 5 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 1 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). None amongst these 6 cases is fully vaccinated.

There are currently 26 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 321 infections.

As of 19 July 2021, we have administered a total of 6,837,200, doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 6,837,200, covering 4,164,922 individuals. 2,792,430 individuals have completed the full vaccination regimen, consisting of 120,152 recovered persons who received at least one dose and 2,672,278 who received their second dose. In addition, 69,095 doses of Sinovac vaccines have been administered as of 19 July, covering 63,194 individuals.

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