Singapore reports 265 new Covid-19 cases

Singapore, Dec 25 : Singapore has reported 265 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally in the country to 277,307.

Of the new cases, 177 were in the community, nine were in migrant worker dormitories and 79 were imported cases, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statistics released by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

A total of 413 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 19 cases being critically ill in the intensive care unit (ICU).The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 51.7 per cent.As many as 82 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were confirmed on Friday, of whom 17 were local and 65 were imported, the MOH said.int/shs

Singapore announces 265 additional Covid-19 case

Xinhua reported that 177 cases were found in the community while nine cases were located in migrant worker dormitories, and 79 cases were imported.The agency cited statistics from the Ministry of HealthThere are 413 patients currently being tended to in hospitals.19 of these cases are in critical condition in ICU.Current ICU utilization rates are 51.7 percent.According to the MOH, 82 confirmed cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant were reported on Friday.17 of these were locally while 65 were imported.#Singapore #Covid #Omicron #Covid-19.