Singapore crosses 200,000 mark with 2,470 new COVID cases; 14 more deaths
Staff Writer, Singapore
·Editorial Team
Mon, 1 November 2021, 10:59 pm
People rest in an area with seats marked out for safe distancing to prevent COVID-19 transmission in a shopping mall in Singapore on 30 October, 2021. (PHOTO: NurPhoto via Getty Images)
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (1 November) confirmed 2,470 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 200,844 – as well as 14 deaths due to the disease.
This comes five days after the ministry reported a
single-day high of 5,324 cases, in what it described as an "unusual surge" within a relatively short window.
It also marks the 43rd day in a row with fatalities from COVID-19 reported in Singapore, with 320 people having succumbed to it this month.
The 408th through 421st COVID-19 deaths in Singapore were aged between 56 and 95. All had various underlying medical conditions, except for an unvaccinated individual.
Among the new cases, 2,467 are local – 2,189 are in the community while 278 are dormitory residents. The remaining three cases are imported.
Among the community cases are 407 cases aged 60 and above, said the MOH, adding that the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before is 1.05.
Six active COVID-19 clusters are being closely monitored in Singapore, almost all of which are at senior residential or welfare homes.
Of the list of monitored clusters, the highest number of 11 new cases was each added to clusters at Acacia Home and the Institute of Mental Health, totalling 20 and 278 infections, respectively.
Seven new cases were also added to a cluster at the Jamiyah Home for the Aged's Tampines branch, bringing the total to 44.