SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 5,324 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (Oct 27) as 10 more people died from complications due to the virus.
The fatalities are aged between 54 and 96. All except 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 349.
The number of new COVID-19 infections is an increase from the daily count of 3,277 reported on Tuesday.
Among Wednesday's cases, 5,312 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 4,651 in the community and 661 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Twelve are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11pm.
"The infection numbers are unusually high today, mostly due to many COVID-positive cases detected by the testing laboratories within a few hours in the afternoon.
"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 added.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.15 as of Wednesday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Wednesday, Singapore has reported a total of 184,419 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Among all COVID-19 community cases that have been onboarded or admitted, 20,895 patients, or 74.3 per cent, are undergoing home recovery.
Another 4,589 are in community care facilities and 849 are in COVID-19 treatment facilities.
The remaining 1,777 patients are warded in hospital, mostly for observation, said MOH. Of these, 308 patients need oxygen supplementation in general wards.
In the intensive care unit (ICU), 76 cases are unstable and under close monitoring to prevent further deterioration, and 66 are critically ill and intubated.
A total of 3,172 cases were discharged on Wednesday, of which 484 are seniors aged above 60.
Five out of more than 5,100 travellers who entered Singapore via the vaccinated travel lanes have tested positive for COVID-19.
Minister for Transport S Iswaran provided the figures on Tuesday, during a virtual media briefing announcing the opening of vaccinated travel lanes with Australia and Switzerland from Nov 8.
The scheme currently covers 10 countries - Brunei, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. A similar arrangement with South Korea will begin on Nov 15.
Under the scheme, vaccinated travellers can enter Singapore without having to serve quarantine. They will instead have to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test up to 48 hours before departing and when they arrive.
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The fatalities are aged between 54 and 96. All except 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 349.
The number of new COVID-19 infections is an increase from the daily count of 3,277 reported on Tuesday.
Among Wednesday's cases, 5,312 infections are locally transmitted, comprising 4,651 in the community and 661 in migrant workers' dormitories.
Twelve are imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to media at about 11pm.
"The infection numbers are unusually high today, mostly due to many COVID-positive cases detected by the testing laboratories within a few hours in the afternoon.
"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 added.
The weekly infection growth rate is 1.15 as of Wednesday. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
As of Wednesday, Singapore has reported a total of 184,419 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, 20,895 patients, or 74.3 per cent, are undergoing home recovery.
Another 4,589 are in community care facilities and 849 are in COVID-19 treatment facilities.
The remaining 1,777 patients are warded in hospital, mostly for observation, said MOH. Of these, 308 patients need oxygen supplementation in general wards.
In the intensive care unit (ICU), 76 cases are unstable and under close monitoring to prevent further deterioration, and 66 are critically ill and intubated.
A total of 3,172 cases were discharged on Wednesday, of which 484 are seniors aged above 60.
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CASES THAT ENTERED SINGAPORE VIA VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE
Five out of more than 5,100 travellers who entered Singapore via the vaccinated travel lanes have tested positive for COVID-19.
Minister for Transport S Iswaran provided the figures on Tuesday, during a virtual media briefing announcing the opening of vaccinated travel lanes with Australia and Switzerland from Nov 8.
The scheme currently covers 10 countries - Brunei, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. A similar arrangement with South Korea will begin on Nov 15.
Under the scheme, vaccinated travellers can enter Singapore without having to serve quarantine. They will instead have to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test up to 48 hours before departing and when they arrive.
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