People wear face masks while shopping for groceries at a supermarket in Singapore on May 14, 2021. (ZEN SOO / AP)
SINGAPORE / MANILA / YANGON / ISLAMABAD / HANOI – Singapore reported 4,360 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 1,897,307.
Singapore logged two deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 1,617, the country's Ministry of Health said
Of the new cases, 269 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 4,091 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 255 were local transmissions and 14 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 3,811 local transmissions and 280 imported cases, respectively.
Two deaths were reported from COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 1,617, the ministry said.
Myanmar
Myanmar confirmed 356 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 622,042, according to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
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The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,455 on Tuesday as no new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
Pakistan
Pakistan recorded 39 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the country's ministry of health said on Tuesday.
The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,572,415 after adding the fresh cases, according to the data released by the ministry.
A total of 30,612 people died of COVID-19 in Pakistan, with no new death for the third day in a row in the country, according to the ministry.
The Philippines
The Philippines reported 1,555 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,941,656.
The Department of Health said the number of active cases rose to 38,315, while 30 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 62,849.
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The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 73 million people.
Passengers wait to board a flight at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on Oct 15, 2021. (HAU DINH / AP)
Vietnam
Vietnam recorded 1,585 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 153 from Monday, according to its ministry of health.
All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry.
The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,475,321. The country reported a new death from the pandemic in the southern city of Can Tho on Tuesday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,147.
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As of Tuesday, there were 118 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.
The country is accelerating the inoculation of its people with a fourth vaccine dose.