Tourists wearing face masks visit the Merlion Park in Singapore on March 24, 2022. (THEN CHIH WEY / XINHUA)
SINGAPORE / HANOI / MANILA / YANGON – Singapore reported 8,176 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,046,123.
Singapore reported 8,176 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,046,123
Of the new cases, 837 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 7,339 through ARTs (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the country's Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 805 were local transmissions and 32 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 7,060 local transmissions and 279 imported cases.
Five new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Thursday, taking the total death toll to 1,659.
Myanmar
Myanmar confirmed 273 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total tally to 629,926, according to the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
The ministry said the death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,472 on Thursday with no new deaths reported, the ministry said.
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The Philippines
The Philippines reported 2,227 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,989,556.
The Department of Health said the number of active cases rose to 23,721, while 44 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 63,669.
Vietnam
Vietnam recorded 541 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 796 from Wednesday, according to its ministry of health.
All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry.
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The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,495,772. The country reported no new deaths from the pandemic on Thursday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,159.