Another day, another increase in the KTV cluster.

As of 12pm today (16 Jul), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 61 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

53 new cases of them are community cases, of which 32 belong to the KTV cluster.

Of the 53 cases today, 24 are linked to previous cases, and have already been placed on quarantine. 20 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 9 are currently unlinked.

There are 8 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. 2 were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 6 developed the illness during SHN or isolation.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 62,905.

Based on yesterday’s number, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 23 cases in the week before to 127 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 9 cases in the week before to 16 cases in the past week.

The 7-day moving average number of all linked community cases and all unlinked community cases are 15.9 and 2.3 respectively.

2 More KTV Lounges Shut As KTV Cluster Grows to 88 Cases

Two more KTV lounges were ordered to shut by the authorities due to the likelihood of ongoing COVID-19 transmission there.

Las Vegas KTV and Tuberose KTV, both in Parklane Shopping Mall, will be closed to the public from today (16 July) to 30 July.

This will not only enable deep cleaning but break any potential chain of transmission, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday (15 July).

Free COVID-19 testing will be offered to those who visited both outlets or similar KTV lounges and clubs operating as food and beverage outlets between 29 June and 15 July.

Plus, those who interacted with social hostesses of any nationality in any setting in the same period should also get tested. This too will be free.

Head here for details on booking an appointment.

6 New Cases Linked to Driving Centre

KTV lounges may be our main source of concern right now, but the coronavirus is still exploring other areas.

The ComfortDelGro Driving Centre in Ubi, as well as its branch office and service points in Kovan and Tampines, were ordered to shut after 6 cases were linked to a cluster there.

The closure, which started yesterday (15 July), will last till 29 July.

MOH will be conducting special testing operations for all staff at the centre too.

All physical lessons scheduled at the centre in the same period will be automatically cancelled and lesson fees will be refunded into customers’ accounts.

eAppointments scheduled during the closure will be cancelled as well.

“We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding and patience as we do the best we can to address your concerns via live chat and our online inquiry form during this period of time,” said the centre.

Read the full article here.

180 Cases in Hospitals; 6,504,568 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered

180 cases are currently warded in hospital.  Most are well and under observation. There are currently 7 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 1 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).

There are currently 25 active clusters, ranging between 3 and 94 infections.

As of 14 July 2021, we have administered a total of 6,504,568 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 6,504,568, covering 4,075,822 individuals. 2,480,287 individuals have completed the full vaccination regimen, consisting of 51,541 recovered persons who received at least one dose and 2,428,746 who received their second dose.

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