SINGAPORE – Singapore reported 750 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 286,397.

Of the new cases, 263 were local cases and 487 were imported cases, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

There were 389 new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 confirmed yesterday, of which 126 were locally transmitted and 263 were imported, the ministry said.

A total of 169 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 16 cases requiring oxygen supplementation and 11 cases being in the intensive care unit (ICU).

The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 47.1 percent.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK