SINGAPORE, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 8,763 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,685,889.
Of the new cases, 719 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 8,044 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 678 were local transmissions and 41 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 7,742 local transmissions and 302 imported cases.
A total of 707 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 19 of them in intensive care units.
Three new deaths were reported from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 1,490, the ministry said. ■