SINGAPORE, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 9,087 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,453,155.
Of the new cases, 795 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 8,292 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 737 were local transmissions and 58 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 7,855 local transmissions and 437 imported cases.
A total of 516 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 11 of them in intensive care units.
Two deaths were reported from COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,415, the ministry said. ■