Singapore, which has one of the world's highest COVID-19 vaccination rates, is seeing encouraging signs that the number of severe cases is not rising at the same pace as new infections, a senior health official said on Friday.
The country reported 910 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most in 15 months, with average new daily infections rising from 146 two weeks ago to 682 in the past week.
"While the indications are encouraging at this point, the data is still very early, and we do need to look at the situation over the next two weeks," he said.About 82% of its 5.7 million population has been fully vaccinated.
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