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Singapore reported 18,593 new Covid-19 cases as of 12pm on Thursday (Feb. 24).

Here's a breakdown of the cases:

Locally transmitted cases: 18,434

Imported cases: 159

Deaths: 12

The country has recorded 661,198 Covid-19 cases and 975 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

ART cases

New infections detected via ART: 16,601 (16,519 local cases + 82 imported cases)

Weekly infection growth rate: 1.37 (lower than 1.49 the day before)

A figure below 1 indicates that the number of new weekly Covid-19 cases is falling.

Hospitalisations

Patients in hospital: 1,615

Requiring oxygen supplementation: 221

In ICU: 44

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