58-year-old among 15 who die of Covid-19 complications; 3,383 new cases

Fifteen more people between the ages of 58 and 100 have died of complications linked to Covid-19.

Eight of them were unvaccinated against the virus, one was partially vaccinated, and six were vaccinated.

All were Singaporeans, eight of whom were men, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday.

This takes Singapore's death toll to 315.

MOH said in its daily virus update that all had various underlying medical conditions, with no further details given.

Yesterday was the 35th day in a row that deaths from Covid-19 were reported.

There were 3,383 new Covid-19 infections in total, comprising 2,708 new cases in the community, 667 in migrant worker dormitories and eight imported cases.

The community cases included 428 seniors above 60 years of age.

The total number of cases in Singapore now stands at 172,644.

As at yesterday, there were 17,862 patients in home recovery, 4,817 in community care facilities, and 961 in Covid-19 treatment facilities. There were 1,738 patients in hospital.

MOH added that 278 people required oxygen supplementation in the general ward.

The number of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) continued to rise, with six more added yesterday as they were in unstable condition and had to be brought under close monitoring to prevent their condition from worsening.

This brings the number who were unstable and under close monitoring in the ICU to 97.

Another 58 were critically ill and intubated in the ICU.

In an update on large clusters that MOH is monitoring, new cases were added to five large clusters - four aged and welfare homes, and one pre-school.

At AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens in Ang Mo Kio, 10 new cases were detected, bringing its total to 70. Of these, 69 are residents and one is a staff member.

Six new cases were added for a total of 66 among staff and residents at assisted living facility Banyan Home @ Pelangi Village in Buangkok. Of the cases, 65 are residents and one is a staff member.

There were also 10 cases in total added to the clusters at PCF Sparkletots @ Zhenghua, Bukit Batok Home for the Aged, and MWS Christalite Methodist Home.

So far, 84 per cent of the population have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 85 per cent have received at least one dose.

A total of 699,542 people have received their booster shots, and another 79,000 have booked their appointments.