SINGAPORE, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 9,985 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,505,938.
Of the new cases, 834 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 9,151 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 780 were local transmissions and 54 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 8,754 local transmissions and 397 imported cases.
A total of 671 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 12 of them held in intensive care units.
Three new deaths were reported from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,426, the ministry said. ■