Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore (2022)

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore in 2022.

January
Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases Ref.
Dorm Residents Community[note 1] Imported Total
1 9 187260 456 3241 2,999 14 829 276,033279,861 [1]
2 4 128297 429 246- 3,182 14 829 276,279280,290
3 2 177285 464 364- 3,282 13 829 276,643280,754
4 6 335501 842 2713 3,850 13 832 276,914281,596
5 13 353439 805 4532 4,200 14 834 277,367282,401
6 19 405389 813 3921 4,620 13 835 277,759283,214
7 15 366396 777 3382 5,057 12 837 278,097283,991
8 14 253544 811 336- 5,532 11 837 278,433284,802
9 16 242587 845 4311 5,945 11 838 278,864285,647
10 13 250487 750 530- 6,165 11 838 279,394286,397
11 35 411400 846 529- 6,482 11 838 279,923287,243 [2]
12 45 441396 882 6361 6,727 11 839 280,559288,125
13 31 450479 960 850- 6,837 9 839 281,409289,085
14 55 527363 945 9381 6,843 11 840 282,347290,030
15 74 478404 956 7103 7,086 12 843 283,057290,986
16 51 448364 863 823- 7,125 13 843 283,880291,849
17 66 565534 1,165 699- 7,592 13 843 284,579293,014
18 73 917458 1,448 772- 8,268 13 843 285,351294,462
19 101 1,104410 1,615 6861 9,196 13 844 286,037296,077
20 121 1,012339 1,472 9661 9,701 14 845 287,003297,549
From 21 January, MOH will include Protocol 2 cases in their daily case count, with cases backdated to 6 January on the website.[3]
21 136 2,658361 3,155 4,4531 11,962 13 846 295,005307,813
22 71 2,147245 2,463 2,1201 12,304 11 847 297,125310,276 [4]
23 150 2,907439 3,496 2,3231 13,476 9 848 299,448313,772
24 59 2,565378 3,002 3,017- 13,461 11 848 302,465316,774
25 134 5,444418 5,996 3,0672 16,388 10 850 305,532322,770
26 159 4,401272 4,832 2,948- 18,272 11 850 308,480327,602
27 127 4,963379 5,469 3,109- 20,632 12 850 311,589333,071
28 126 5,146282 5,554 5,4543 20,729 10 853 317,043338,625
29 103 4,856248 5,207 4,7981 21,137 13 854 321,841343,832
30 53 4,173272 4,498 5,155- 20,480 12 854 326,996348,330
31 44 4,197240 4,481 5,5291 19,431 10 855 332,525352,811
Notes:
  1. From 10 January, dormitory cases will be re-classified together with community cases under "local cases" on the MOH website.
  • 1 January: It was announced that work-related events of up to 1,000 participants (vaccinated, recovered or medically ineligible for vaccines) without food and drinks would be allowed from 3 January onwards; participants would be required to be placed in zones of 100 participants each, with 2-metre distancing between them.[5][6]
  • 3 January: Siblings will be allowed to walk in to any paediatric vaccination centre every Monday to Thursday, subject to conditions, from 10 January onwards.[7][8][9]
  • 13 January: Taxi drivers who have yet to be fully vaccinated before 1 February will be allowed to suspend their contracts until they have completed their regimen.[10]

February
Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases Ref.
Dorm Residents Community Imported Total
1 41 6,079144 6,264 5,2183 20,474 12 858 337,743359,075 [11]
2 19 2,900182 3,101 4,8741 18,700 12 859 342,617362,176
3 25 4,061210 4,297 4,6141 18,382 16 860 347,231366,473
4 75 12,971162 13,208 5,9366 25,648 15 866 353,167379,681
5 71 10,137182 10,390 2,4442 33,592 23 868 355,611390,071
6 49 7,590113 7,752 4,7323 36,609 21 871 360,343397,823
7 52 7,577177 7,806 12,0413 32,371 26 874 372,384405,629
8 70 12,721220 13,011 8,8923 36,487 23 877 381,276418,640
9 76 10,098140 10,314 8,0524 38,745 30 881 389,328428,954
10 63 10,480143 10,686 8,3711 41,059 29 882 397,699439,640 [12]
11 84 9,687159 9,930 12,7323 38,254 21 885 410,431449,570
12 61 10,265179 10,505 9,5218 39,230 22 893 419,952460,075
13 37 9,157226 9,420 10,1334 38,513 24 897 430,085469,495
14 30 8,897155 9,082 10,2989 37,288 23 906 440,383478,577
15 74 19,105241 19,420 10,4327 46,269 23 913 450,815497,997
16 76 16,615192 16,883 9,45313 53,686 35 926 460,268514,880
17 62 18,218265 18,545 9,4254 62,802 32 930 469,693533,425
18 73 17,813208 18,094 19,6067 61,283 39 937 489,299551,519
19 50 15,649137 15,836 15,2174 61,898 43 941 504,516567,355
20 44 15,026213 15,283 17,0734 60,104 39 945 521,589582,638 [13]
21 29 13,447147 13,623 18,6987 55,022 44 952 540,287596,261
22 55 25,676301 26,032 17,1634 63,887 46 956 557,450622,293
23 41 20,111160 20,312 15,2987 68,894 46 963 572,748642,605
24 28 18,406159 18,593 13,93512 73,540 44 975 586,683661,198
25 48 18,335214 18,597 25,32711 66,799 46 986 612,010679,795
26 29 16,685143 16,857 19,30813 64,335 50 999 631,318696,652
27 24 14,040164 14,228 19,0418 59,514 46 1,007 650,359710,880
28 18 13,43294 13,544 18,88412 54,162 49 1,019 669,243724,424
  • 3 February:
    • HSA announced that it had approved Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment tablet for use in Singapore.[14]
    • Two politicians, Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development Tan Kiat How and Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development Eric Chua, have revealed that they tested positive for COVID-19.[15]
  • 12 February: The first shipment of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment tablet has arrived in Singapore.[16]
  • 16 February: It was announced that current COVID-19 safety measures would be streamlined from 25 February onwards: the limit of unique visitors per household would be altered from 5 per day to 5 at any one time. Safe distancing between people in mask-on settings would no longer be mandatory, and border measures for travellers would also be relaxed from 22 February.[17]
  • 24 February: MOH announced that the planned streamlining of COVID-19 safety measures on 25 February would be postponed, due to the recent surge in cases.[18]

March
Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases Ref.
Dorm Residents Community Imported Total
1 43 23,848189 24,080 17,20511 61,026 53 1,030 686,448748,504 [19]
2 40 18,958161 19,159 14,72210 65,453 51 1,040 701,170767,663
3 30 17,961171 18,162 14,2499 69,357 53 1,049 715,419785,825
4 22 17,383159 17,564 23,54518 63,358 45 1,067 738,964803,389
5 32 16,087155 16,274 18,7776 60,849 48 1,073 757,741819,663
6 28 12,990140 13,158 18,1725 55,830 47 1,078 775,913832,821
7 16 13,355149 13,520 18,1746 51,170 54 1,084 794,087846,341
8 33 21,950218 22,201 16,66715 56,689 49 1,099 810,754868,542
9 36 16,822193 17,051 13,70711 60,022 50 1,110 824,461885,593
10 25 15,965175 16,165 13,3756 62,806 36 1,116 837,836901,758
11 25 15,105215 15,345 21,48113 56,657 39 1,129 859,317917,103 [20]
12 21 12,499112 12,632 16,61410 52,665 37 1,139 875,931929,735
13 12 9,585104 9,701 16,2916 46,069 32 1,145 892,222939,436
14 9 8,932101 9,042 16,0698 39,034 37 1,153 908,291948,478
15 29 15,657165 15,851 12,9456 41,934 40 1,159 921,236964,329
16 13 11,128137 11,278 10,87111 42,330 36 1,170 932,107975,607
17 10 10,575128 10,713 9,99412 43,037 29 1,182 942,101986,320
18 11 10,424159 10,594 15,6849 37,938 30 1,191 957,785996,914
19 20 10,081143 10,244 11,5363 36,643 27 1,194 969,3211,007,158
20 10 7,723126 7,859 11,2844 33,214 23 1,198 980,6051,015,017
21 14 7,380144 7,538 10,70610 30,036 25 1,208 991,3111,022,555
22 22 12,903241 13,166 9,7166 33,480 24 1,214 1,001,0271,035,721 [21]
23 20 8,729191 8,940 8,3816 34,033 26 1,220 1,009,4081,044,661
24 23 8,281174 8,478 8,2586 34,247 24 1,226 1,017,6661,053,139
25 11 7,365208 7,584 12,65513 29,163 28 1,239 1,030,3211,060,723
26 13 6,299122 6,434 8,6067 26,984 24 1,246 1,038,9271,067,157
27 15 4,731102 4,848 7,3914 24,437 22 1,250 1,046,3181,072,005
28 3 4,810112 4,925 8,7794 20,579 25 1,254 1,055,0971,076,930
29 17 7,993154 8,164 6,8764 21,863 25 1,258 1,061,9731,085,094
30 14 5,576139 5,729 5,4965 22,091 26 1,263 1,067,4691,090,823
31 19 5,440146 5,605 5,1525 23,807 27 1,268 1,072,6211,096,428
  • 9 March: MOM announced that employers who deliberately refuse to comply with established guidelines on leave arrangements for employees infected with COVID-19 would have their work pass privileges suspended.[22]
  • 11 March: MOH announced that the planned streamlined COVID-19 safety measures would take effect on 15 March.[23]
  • 21 March: MOH announced that it would be suspending its vaccination channels for overseas Singaporeans, in the wake of increased ease of access to the vaccines and the relaxation of border measures.[24]
  • 24 March:
    • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that from 29 March, the limit on group gatherings would be increased from 5 to 10, with 75 percent of employees working from home allowed to return to the workplace. Mask-wearing would also be made optional outdoors, though it would still be mandatory indoors.[25]
    • MOH announced that from 29 March, dining-in would be allowed for groups of up to 10 vaccinated persons, with restrictions on live performances and the sale and consumption of alcohol after 10:30 P.M. to be lifted.[26] Routine testing for workers in all sectors would also no longer be required.[27]
  • 31 March: MOH announced that in-person visits for fully-vaccinated persons to all hospital wards and care homes would resume from 4 April, though those who are medically ineligible for the vaccine would be exempted.[28]

April
Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases Ref.
Dorm Residents Community Imported Total
1 16 4,877117 5,010 8,2012 19,346 23 1,270 1,080,8221,101,438 [29]
2 4 4,46891 4,563 5,7422 18,165 22 1,272 1,086,5641,106,001
3 8 3,66669 3,743 5,6124 16,292 21 1,276 1,092,1761,109,744
4 6 3,27454 3,334 5,1557 14,464 20 1,283 1,097,3311,113,078
5 6 6,215120 6,341 4,6441 16,160 16 1,284 1,101,9751,119,419
6 10 4,36097 4,467 3,9183 16,706 15 1,287 1,105,8931,123,886
7 8 4,137124 4,269 3,5953 17,377 15 1,290 1,109,4881,128,155
8 14 3,866134 4,014 6,2617 15,123 18 1,297 1,115,7491,132,169
9 8 3,127124 3,259 4,4392 13,941 18 1,299 1,120,1881,135,428
10 3 2,50862 2,573 4,3412 12,171 17 1,301 1,124,5291,138,001
11 2 2,49076 2,568 4,1882 10,549 18 1,303 1,128,7171,140,569 [30]
12 11 4,409132 4,552 3,3294 11,768 19 1,307 1,132,0461,145,121
13 5 3,405125 3,535 2,8852 12,416 13 1,309 1,134,9311,148,656
14 3 3,404114 3,521 2,725- 13,212 9 1,309 1,137,6561,152,177
15 4 3,287113 3,404 4,4881 12,127 10 1,310 1,142,1441,155,581
16 1 1,61950 1,670 3,4583 10,336 8 1,313 1,145,6021,157,251
17 1 2,95494 3,049 3,5463 9,836 4 1,316 1,149,1481,160,300
18 2 2,40078 2,480 3,396- 8,920 9 1,316 1,152,5441,162,780
19 8 4,536174 4,718 1,8421 11,795 9 1,317 1,154,3861,167,498
20 - 3,324148 3,472 3,1272 12,138 8 1,319 1,157,5131,170,970
21 7 3,238175 3,420 2,5723 12,983 6 1,322 1,160,0851,174,390 [31]
22 4 2,905116 3,025 4,5462 11,460 10 1,324 1,164,6311,177,415
23 3 2,62779 2,709 3,3751 10,793 9 1,325 1,168,0061,180,124
24 6 1,98454 2,044 3,521- 9,316 8 1,325 1,171,5271,182,168
25 2 2,00848 2,058 3,0676 8,301 7 1,331 1,174,5941,184,226
26 6 3,62755 3,688 2,7782 9,209 7 1,333 1,177,3721,187,914
27 4 2,59844 2,646 2,1151 9,739 8 1,334 1,179,4871,190,560
28 4 2,64838 2,690 2,205- 10,224 6 1,334 1,181,6921,193,250
29 8 2,45554 2,517 3,564- 9,177 6 1,334 1,185,2561,195,767
30 4 2,07958 2,141 2,5621 8,755 6 1,335 1,187,8181,197,908
  • 4 April: It was announced that all nightlife businesses would be allowed to fully reopen from 19 April, with a negative ART required for establishments that feature dancing among patrons.[32]
  • 19 April: HSA announced that it had approved the traditional Chinese medicine Lianhua Qingwen for clinical trials and the antiviral drug Lagevrio for use in COVID-19 treatment in Singapore.[33][34]
  • 22 April: MOH announced that from 26 April, Singapore's DORSCON level would be lowered from Orange to Yellow; limits on groups and safe distancing would no longer be required, with all employees allowed to return to the workplace. Employees would also be allowed to remove their masks at the workplace when not interacting with others. Health risk notices (HRCs) would no longer be issued, with TraceTogether and SafeEntry would be removed from all settings save for F&B outlets, nightlife establishments, and events with more than 500 people. Fully-vaccinated and well travellers to Singapore would also no longer be required to take a pre-departure test.[35]
  • 24 April: The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) announced that it would gradually reduce the number of safe-distancing ambassadors, in the wake of the easing of COVID-19 safety measures.[36]

May
Day New cases New recoveries New deaths Active cases In ICU Total deaths Total recovered Total cases Ref.
Dorm Residents Community Imported Total
1 2 1,69238 1,732 2,6981 7,788 7 1,336 1,190,5161,199,640 [37]
2 1,30135 1,336 2,5612 6,561 6 1,338 1,193,0771,200,976

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