Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore (2023)

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore in 2023.

January

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Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases Ref.
Local Imported Total
1 414 128 542 1,083 - 3,020 2 1,711 2,198,025 2,202,756 [1]
2 305 85 390 968 1 2,441 2 1,712 2,198,993 2,203,146
3 438 118 556 820 - 2,177 3 1,712 2,199,813 2,203,702
4 1,166 369 1,535 597 - 3,115 3 1,712 2,200,410 2,205,237
5 710 206 916 429 - 3,602 3 1,712 2,200,839 2,206,153 [2]
6 657 176 833 621 - 3,814 2 1,712 2,201,460 2,206,986
7 564 120 684 1,493 - 3,005 2 1,712 2,202,953 2,207,670
8 481 65 546 852 1 2,698 3 1,713 2,203,805 2,208,216
9 323 62 385 801 1 2,281 2 1,714 2,204,606 2,208,601
10 819 91 910 642 - 2,549 2 1,714 2,205,248 2,209,511
11 523 75 598 525 3 2,619 3 1,717 2,205,773 2,210,109
12 465 59 524 424 - 2,719 3 1,717 2,206,197 2,210,633
13 446 52 498 923 - 2,294 3 1,717 2,207,120 2,211,131
14 378 37 415 617 - 2,092 3 1,717 2,207,737 2,211,546
15 287 22 309 505 - 1,896 3 1,717 2,208,242 2,211,855
16 255 21 276 497 - 1,675 2 1,717 2,208,739 2,212,131
17 504 49 553 449 - 1,779 2 1,717 2,209,188 2,212,684
18 384 23 407 368 1 1,817 1 1,718 2,209,556 2,213,091
19 311 33 344 295 1 1,865 1 1,719 2,209,851 2,213,435 [3]
20 328 32 360 617 1 1,607 1 1,720 2,210,468 2,213,795
21 249 20 269 449 - 1,427 1 1,720 2,210,917 2,214,064
22 154 16 170 359 - 1,238 2 1,720 2,211,276 2,214,234
23 72 6 78 344 - 972 1 1,720 2,211,620 2,214,312
24 113 12 125 292 - 805 1 1,720 2,211,912 2,214,437
25 157 7 164 196 - 773 1 1,720 2,212,108 2,214,601
26 437 71 508 121 - 1,160 1 1,720 2,212,229 2,215,109
27 336 82 418 177 - 1,401 2 1,720 2,212,406 2,215,527
28 302 60 362 200 - 1,563 2 1,720 2,212,606 2,215,889
29 242 54 296 471 1 1,387 1 1,721 2,213,077 2,216,185
30 199 74 273 394 1 1,265 - 1,722 2,213,471 2,216,458
31 510 142 652 318 - 1,599 - 1,722 2,213,789 2,217,110
  • 4 January: Eligible individuals of all age groups can walk into any vaccination centre without booking an appointment.[4]
  • 9 January: In the wake of China's reopening, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that travelers from China to Singapore would not be required to undergo pre-departure COVID-19 testing.[5]
  • 16 January: The Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine will be available to children aged six months to four years.[4]

February

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Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases
From 1 February, the weekly situation report will be discontinued.
1 465 305 - 1,759 - 1,722 2,214,094 2,217,575
2 475 283 - 1,951 - 1,722 2,214,377 2,218,050
3 458 637 - 1,772 - 1,722 2,215,014 2,218,508
4 373 446 - 1,699 - 1,722 2,215,460 2,218,881
5 299 453 - 1,545 - 1,722 2,215,913 2,219,180
6 251 446 - 1,350 1 1,722 2,216,359 2,219,431
7 631 363 - 1,618 - 1,722 2,216,722 2,220,062
8 472 270 - 1,820 - 1,722 2,216,992 2,220,534
9 465 303 - 1,982 - 1,722 2,217,295 2,220,999
10 439 607 - 1,814 - 1,722 2,217,902 2,221,438
11 324 512 - 1,626 - 1,722 2,218,414 2,221,762
12 244 468 - 1,402 1 1,722 2,218,882 2,222,006
From 13 February, daily reports on COVID-19 infection statistics will be discontinued.[6]
  • 9 February:
    • MOH announced that from 13 February, the DORSCON level would be lowered to Green; mask-wearing would no longer be mandatory on public transport and some healthcare and residential care settings (but would still be required for hospital wards, clinics and nursing homes). The Multi-ministry Task Force (MTF) would also be stood down.[7]
    • MOH announced that all COVID-19 border restrictions would be lifted from 13 February onwards.[8]
    • It was announced that from 1 March, COVID-19 guidelines for worker dormitories would be recalibrated to align with those for the community.[9]
    • Users of TraceTogether may uninstall the app and return any physical tokens from 13 February onwards, with community centers ceasing issuing of tokens. The use of SafeEntry by businesses will also cease.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "4 January 2023 Daily Report on COVID-19" (PDF). moh.gov.sg. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "18 January 2023 Daily Report on COVID-19" (PDF). moh.gov.sg. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ "1 February 2023 Daily Report on COVID-19" (PDF). moh.gov.sg. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "All can walk in for Covid-19 jabs at vaccination centres from Jan 4 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ Lim, Vanessa (9 January 2023). "No pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers from China as severe cases can originate from anywhere: Ong Ye Kung". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ "COVID-19 Statistics". MOH. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ Lim, Vanessa; Mohan, Matthew (9 February 2023). "Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transport from Feb 13, as Singapore steps down COVID-19 restrictions". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. ^ Lim, Vanessa (9 February 2023). "Singapore to scrap all COVID-19 border measures from Feb 13". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ Chew, Hui Min (9 February 2023). "COVID-19 measures for foreign workers in dormitories to align with that of the community from Mar 1". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Users can uninstall TraceTogether app, return tokens from Feb 13 to Mar 12". Channel Newsasia. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.