Singapore reports 2,551 new COVID-19 cases


SINGAPORE, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 2,551 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,295,920.

Of the new cases, 2,448 were local transmissions and 103 were imported cases. Among the local cases, 263 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 2,185 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.

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