Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque in an effort to counter the spread of the COVID-19 in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei on March 17, 2020. (PHOTO / AFP)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / MANILA / SINGAPORE / YANGON – Brunei logged a daily average of 485 new COVID-19 cases in the past week compared to 437 cases per day the week before, an increase of five consecutive weeks, official statistics released on Monday showed.
According to the health ministry's weekly briefing, 41,068 antigen rapid test (ART) results were uploaded to the government platform within one week, with 8.2 percent of them being positive.
Currently, no hospitalized cases are held in the intensive care unit and three cases require oxygen assistance, the health ministry said.
As of Oct 30, 78.6 percent of Brunei's population have received three doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while 10.8 percent have taken the fourth dose.
A woman receives a shot of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 29, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Myanmar
Myanmar confirmed 91 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 631,716, according to the Ministry of Health on Monday.
The ministry said in a statement that health authorities tested 8,815 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 1.03 percent.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,482 on Monday as no new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
A man shops for face masks in Divisoria, a local shopping district in Manila on May 17, 2022. (JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Philippines
The Philippines reported 1,099 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,004,465.
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 20,227, while 41 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the death toll to 64,074.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 281 new cases.
Singapore Airlines stewardesses walk past a giant lollipop candy display at Changi International Airport in Singapore on April 1, 2022, as Singapore reopened its land and air borders to travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. (ROSLOAN RAHMAN / AFP)
Singapore
Singapore reported 2,612 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,102,372.
Of the new cases, 305 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 2,307 through ARTs (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the country's Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 289 were local transmissions and 16 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 2,154 local transmissions and 153 imported cases.
Four more deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Monday, taking the total death toll to 1,680.