SINGAPORE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 5,309 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 1,413,667.
Of the new cases, 383 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 4,926 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 356 were local transmissions and 27 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 4,489 local transmissions and 437 imported cases.
A total of 420 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with nine of them in intensive care units.
One new death was reported from COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the death toll to 1,409, the ministry said. ■
