SINGAPORE, May 21 -- Singapore is monitoring a fresh rise in Covid-19 infections after weekly cases jumped by nearly 60 per cent, although authorities said there is no sign that circulating variants are causing more severe illness.

According to Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA), the estimated number of Covid-19 infections rose to 12,700 cases in the week of May 10 to 16, up from 8,000 cases the week before, CNA reported.

Average daily hospitalisations also climbed from 56 to 73 cases over the same period, while intensive care admissions remained low at around one case a day on average.

"As with other endemic respiratory diseases, periodic Covid-19 waves are expected throughout the year. There is no indication that the vari...