SINGAPORE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 1,101 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Of the new cases, 1,050 were in the community, 41 were in migrant worker dormitories and 10 were imported cases, bringing the total tally in the country to 267,150.
A total of 991 COVID-19 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 194 requiring oxygen supplementation in the general ward, nine being unstable and under close monitoring in the intensive care units (ICUs), and 60 cases being critically ill and intubated in the ICUs. The current overall ICU utilization rate is 56.4 percent.
Nine more patients have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infections, bringing the death toll to 735, the ministry said.
The ministry also said on Thursday that it has detected two imported COVID-19 cases who have tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant on Dec. 2. Both cases were isolated upon arrival in Singapore on Dec. 1, and had not interacted in the community. There is currently no evidence of any community transmission from these cases.
The cases are currently recovering in isolation wards at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. Both are fully vaccinated, and have mild symptoms of cough and scratchy throat, it added. Enditem
