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Singapore Sees Indications Current Covid-19 Wave Is Near Peak

Pedestrians in the central business district in Singapore. — Pedestrians in the central business district in Singapore.
Photographer: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg

By

Low De Wei, and

Nicholas Swee Yang Lua

July 5, 2022, 8:27 AM UTCUpdated onJuly 6, 2022, 12:53 AM UTC

Singapore’s Covid-19 cases rose to the highest in more than three months, as its health minister said the wave of infections is near its peak, “if not at the peak.”

Local cases as of midday July 5 were 12,248, the highest since March 22, and more than double Monday’s 5,700 infections, according to the Ministry of Health website. Singapore typically sees a higher number of cases on Tuesdays due to the weekend.