Singapore's youngest COVID fatality, 23, among single-day record of 15 deaths
Staff Writer, SingaporeThu, 14 October 2021, 11:19 PM
Singapore's youngest COVID fatality, 23, among single-day record of 15 deaths
SINGAPORE — A 23-year-old Singaporean individual is among a single-day high of 15 COVID-19 fatalities reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (14 October) and the city-state's youngest such death to date.
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34-year-old man from Ukraine who succumbed to COVID-19 on 1 August was previously Singapore's youngest such fatality.
The ministry on Thursday also confirmed 2,932 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, bringing the country's total case count to 138,327.
This marks the 25th day in a row with fatalities from COVID-19 reported here, with a total of 106 people here having succumbed to it thus far this month.
Singapore's 193rd through 207th fatalities were all Singaporeans: eight men and seven women aged between 23 and 89.
The 23-year-old individual, whose gender was not named, had been partially vaccinated against the coronavirus virus. A 34-year-old fatality, whose gender was also not named, had been unvaccinated. Both had multiple underlying medical conditions.
Of the remaining 13 fatalities, aged between 60 and 89, eight had been unvaccinated and five had been fully vaccinated. All of them had various underlying medical conditions.
Of the new cases, 2,929 are local infections: 2,412 are in the community and 517 reside in the migrant worker dormitories. The remaining three are imported. Among the local cases are 436 people aged above 60, said the MOH.
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310 require oxygen supplementation; 46 in ICU
As of Thursday, 1,511 cases – or 7 per cent – are currently warded in hospital, most of whom are well and under observation. A total of 16,723 – or 77.8 per cent – cases are undergoing home recovery, while 2,823 cases are in community care facilities, and 438 are in COVID-19 treatment facilities.
There are currently 310 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation and 46 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Apart from the 207 patients who have died from COVID-19 complications, 15 others who tested positive for the virus were determined to have died from unrelated causes, including three whose deaths were attributed to a heart attack and another four whose deaths were attributed to coronary heart disease.
Over the last 28 days, of the 63,299 infected cases, 98.6 per cent had no or mild symptoms, 1.1 per cent required oxygen supplementation, 0.1 per cent required ICU care, and 0.2 per cent has died.
Among those who required oxygen supplementation and ICU over the last 28 days, 50.1 per cent were fully vaccinated and 49.9 per cent were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. Among those who have died over the same period, 24.8 per cent were fully vaccinated and 75.2 per cent were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
As of Wednesday, about 9.54 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered under the national vaccination programme. Some 4.61 million have received at least one dose of the vaccine, with some 4.55 million having completed the full vaccination regimen.
To date, about 780,000 eligible individuals – 506,552 of them have received their booster shots while another 110,000 have booked their appointments.
Separately, 220,534 doses of other vaccines recognised in the World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) have been administered as of Wednesday, covering 115,544 individuals.
This means that or received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 85 per cent have received at least one dose.