SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,277 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Oct 26) as 10 more people died from complications due to the virus.
The fatalities were aged between 66 and 98, all but one unvaccinated case had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.
This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 339.
The number of new COVID-19 infections is an increase from the daily count of 3,174 reported on Monday.
Among Tuesday's cases, 3,272 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,984 in the community and 288 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Five are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11.43pm.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.11 as of Tuesday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 179,095 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Among all COVID-19 community cases that have been onboarded or admitted, 19,013 patients, or 72.4 per cent, are undergoing home recovery.
Another 4,570 are in community care facilities and 878 are in COVID-19 treatment facilities.
The remaining 1,787 patients are warded in hospital, mostly for observation, said MOH. Of these, 289 patients need oxygen supplementation in general wards.
In the intensive care unit (ICU), 79 cases are unstable and under close monitoring to prevent further deterioration, and 67 are critically ill and intubated.
A total of 2,856 cases were discharged on Tuesday, of which 435 are seniors aged above 60.
Singapore will extend its quarantine-free vaccinated travel lane (VTL) scheme to Australia and Switzerland from Nov 8, announced the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on Tuesday.
For Australia, however, two-way travel applies only to fully vaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families due to its current border measures.
Under the vaccinated travel lane scheme , travellers must have remained in one or more of the VTL countries in the last 14 days before departure to Singapore.
They must take two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests - before departure and on arrival at Changi Airport - and enter Singapore via designated flights.
Singapore has now announced vaccinated travel lanes with 13 countries.
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The fatalities were aged between 66 and 98, all but one unvaccinated case had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.
This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 339.
The number of new COVID-19 infections is an increase from the daily count of 3,174 reported on Monday.
Among Tuesday's cases, 3,272 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,984 in the community and 288 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Five are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11.43pm.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.11 as of Tuesday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 179,095 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
HOSPITALISATIONS AND HOME RECOVERY
Among all COVID-19 community cases that have been onboarded or admitted, 19,013 patients, or 72.4 per cent, are undergoing home recovery.
Another 4,570 are in community care facilities and 878 are in COVID-19 treatment facilities.
The remaining 1,787 patients are warded in hospital, mostly for observation, said MOH. Of these, 289 patients need oxygen supplementation in general wards.
In the intensive care unit (ICU), 79 cases are unstable and under close monitoring to prevent further deterioration, and 67 are critically ill and intubated.
A total of 2,856 cases were discharged on Tuesday, of which 435 are seniors aged above 60.
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QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA, SWITZERLAND
Singapore will extend its quarantine-free vaccinated travel lane (VTL) scheme to Australia and Switzerland from Nov 8, announced the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on Tuesday.
For Australia, however, two-way travel applies only to fully vaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families due to its current border measures.
Under the vaccinated travel lane scheme , travellers must have remained in one or more of the VTL countries in the last 14 days before departure to Singapore.
They must take two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests - before departure and on arrival at Changi Airport - and enter Singapore via designated flights.
Singapore has now announced vaccinated travel lanes with 13 countries.
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