Singapore reports 5,979 new COVID-19 cases

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SINGAPORE, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 5,979 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 1,540,788.

Of the new cases, 5,743 were local transmissions and 236 were imported cases. Among the local cases, 508 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 5,235 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.

A total of 679 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 15 cases in intensive care units.

Five deaths were reported due to COVID-19 infection, pushing the death toll to 1,437, the ministry said. Enditem

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