Singapore Says Delta Covid Wave Subsiding as Hospital Load Eases

People maintain social distance in Singapore on Nov. 27

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Singapore has seen a sharp drop in Covid community cases over the last month, along with significant easing in local hospitals.

Singapore logged 638 cases in the community on Dec. 6, more than 400 below the same day last week and less than half what it was two weeks ago. The weekly infection rate has been below 1, indicating cases are declining, for the last 24 days. It’s currently at 0.64, the second-fastest week/week drop in cases since data was made available.