SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,432 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Oct 28) as 15 more people died from complications due to the virus.
The daily caseload is 1,892 fewer than Wednesday's figure of 5,324.
The fatalities, who were aged between 62 and 98, 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 364.
Among Thursday's cases, 3,423 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 3,171 in the community and 252 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Nine are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at 11.18pm.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.13 as of Thursday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 187,851 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The Health Ministry said it is looking into the sudden surge in cases on Wednesday, which were mostly due to many positive cases detected by the testing laboratories on Tuesday.
This comes after more than 5,000 cases were reported on Wednesday.
"MOH is looking into this unusual surge in cases within a relatively short window, and closely monitoring the trends for the next few days," the ministry said.
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The daily caseload is 1,892 fewer than Wednesday's figure of 5,324.
The fatalities, who were aged between 62 and 98, 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 364.
Among Thursday's cases, 3,423 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 3,171 in the community and 252 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Nine are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at 11.18pm.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.13 as of Thursday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 187,851 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The Health Ministry said it is looking into the sudden surge in cases on Wednesday, which were mostly due to many positive cases detected by the testing laboratories on Tuesday.
This comes after more than 5,000 cases were reported on Wednesday.
"MOH is looking into this unusual surge in cases within a relatively short window, and closely monitoring the trends for the next few days," the ministry said.
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