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Singapore reports 20,312 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
Most of Singapore's new COVID-19 infections are Protocol 2 cases, which are those who are well or assessed to have a mild condition.
Among the cases reported on Wednesday, 17,322 are classified under Protocol 2, comprising 17,267 local cases and 55 imported ones.
Another 2,990 cases were confirmed via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, with 105 of them being imported infections.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.49, down from 1.57 on Tuesday.
Singapore has recorded 642,605 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
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