SINGAPORE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 16,165 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 901,758.
Of the new cases, 2,077 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 14,088 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 2,032 were local transmissions and 45 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 13,958 local transmissions and 130 imported cases, respectively.
A total of 1,450 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 36 cases in intensive care units.
Six deaths were reported from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 1,116, the ministry said. ■
