Statistics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
This article presents official statistics gathered during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.
The Ministry of Health of Singapore has been publishing official numbers on a daily basis since the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 virus on 23 January 2020.[1][2][3][4] In their situation reports, the cases are broken down into several categories: imported cases, non-imported community cases, non-imported dormitory cases.[5][6] Prior to 16 April 2020, MOH had released the data only at the end of the day. However upon discovery of a civil servant leaking information before the official release of data, since 17 April 2020, MOH has been providing a preliminary update of summarised figures at around noon of each day with the details released at the end of the day.[7]
Classifying COVID-19 cases
Singapore adheres strictly to World Health Organization's case definition for classifying COVID-19 deaths, which does not include non-pneumonia fatalities like those caused by blood or heart issues among COVID-19 patients in its official tally.[8] This was exemplified in three cases which the cause of death was recorded as either ischaemic heart disease or heart attack,[9] and a suicide committed by an Indian migrant worker who was tested positive for the virus.[10][11]
Charts
The linear plot shows the total number of cases as a function of time (by date) since 23 January 2020, the date of the first reported case in Singapore, while the graph plotted on a logarithmic scale, or a semi-log plot, shows an exponential growth in the number of cases as a straight line on the graph. In the logarithmic scale plot, the slope of the straight line determines the rate of growth of the number of cases, with a steeper slope representing a higher growth rate. The third and fourth plot shows the number of daily new cases and total active cases respectively as reported.
Overview
Cases per day
Cases per day
Active cases per day
Active cases
Recoveries per day
Recoveries per day
Deaths per day
Total tests performed
The linear plot shows the total number of tests performed as a function of time (by date) from 7 April 2020, the date of the first testing data given in Singapore.
Cumulative number of cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions, recoveries and deaths
Notes
References
- ^ "MOH | Updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Local Situation". www.moh.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "MOH | Past Updates on COVID-19 Local Situation". www.moh.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "MOH | Past Updates on COVID-19 Local Situation (Jan 2020 - Jun 2020)". www.moh.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Singapore confirms first case of Wuhan virus". CNA. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Situation Report". covidsitrep.moh.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ 24 December 2020 Daily Report on COVID-19 (PDF) (Report). 24 December 2020.
- ^ Yong, Michael (23 April 2020). "Civil servant arrested for leaking number of new coronavirus cases in Singapore, retrieving Covid-19 patient's records without authorisation". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Geddie, John; Aravindan, Aradhana; Wardell, Jane (18 September 2020). "Why is Singapore's COVID-19 death rate the world's lowest". Reuters. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19: Why 3 positive cases who died from heart issues were not added to Singapore's official death toll". CNA. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Iau, Jean (25 September 2020). "Death of Covid-19-infected construction worker whose body was found at KTPH ruled a suicide". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Singapore court declares death of COVID-19 infected Indian worker a suicide". Tribuneindia News Service. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.