SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,163 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Oct 31) as 13 more people died from complications due to the virus.
The fatalities, who were aged between 57 and 89, 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 407.
The new cases reported on Sunday are a slight increase
Among Sunday's cases, 3,159 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,745 in the community and 414 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Four are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11.05pm.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.12 as of Sunday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 198,374 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Over the last 28 days, of the 94,369 infected individuals, 98.7 per cent had no or mild symptoms, 0.8 per cent required oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 0.3 per cent were in the ICU, and 0.2 per cent has died.
A total of 1,672 cases are currently warded in hospital, with 284 patients requiring oxygen supplementation in general wards. In the ICU, 69 cases are unstable and under close monitoring, and 61 are critically ill and intubated. The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 68.3 per cent.
A total of 3,759 cases were discharged on Sunday, of which 528 were seniors aged above 60.
Since Saturday, individuals can make appointments to receive the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccination at Raffles City Convention Centre. Seniors are allowed to walk in without an appointment from Sunday, said MOH.
Walk-ins for Moderna booster shots will also be allowed from Monday, for Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-term pass holders aged 30 and above who have completed the second dose six months ago.
People who are recommended to receive the booster need not receive the same vaccine they have received for the first two doses, meaning those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine can take the Moderna vaccine for the third dose.
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The fatalities, who were aged between 57 and 89, 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 407.
The new cases reported on Sunday are a slight increase
Among Sunday's cases, 3,159 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 2,745 in the community and 414 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Four are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11.05pm.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.12 as of Sunday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 198,374 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
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Over the last 28 days, of the 94,369 infected individuals, 98.7 per cent had no or mild symptoms, 0.8 per cent required oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 0.3 per cent were in the ICU, and 0.2 per cent has died.
A total of 1,672 cases are currently warded in hospital, with 284 patients requiring oxygen supplementation in general wards. In the ICU, 69 cases are unstable and under close monitoring, and 61 are critically ill and intubated. The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 68.3 per cent.
A total of 3,759 cases were discharged on Sunday, of which 528 were seniors aged above 60.
Since Saturday, individuals can make appointments to receive the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccination at Raffles City Convention Centre. Seniors are allowed to walk in without an appointment from Sunday, said MOH.
Walk-ins for Moderna booster shots will also be allowed from Monday, for Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-term pass holders aged 30 and above who have completed the second dose six months ago.
People who are recommended to receive the booster need not receive the same vaccine they have received for the first two doses, meaning those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine can take the Moderna vaccine for the third dose.
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