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Singapore reports 255 new Covid-19 cases

By IANS | Updated: December 20, 2021 03:55 IST

Singapore, Dec 20 Singapore has reported 255 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally in the country ...

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Singapore, Dec 20 Singapore has reported 255 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally in the country to 275,910.

Of the new cases, 182 were in the community, six were in migrant worker dormitories and 67 were imported cases, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statistics released by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday.

A total of 496 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 29 cases being critically ill and intubated in the intensive care units (ICU). The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 43.8 per cent.

Three more patients have passed away from complications due to Covid-19 infection, bringing the death toll to 813, the ministry said.

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