14 Singaporeans die from Covid-19 complications; 3,637 new infections
[SINGAPORE] Fourteen Singaporeans, including a vaccinated 41-year-old, have died from complications linked to Covid-19.
Seven were men and seven were women, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (Oct 22). This takes Singapore's virus death toll to 294.
The 41-year-old was immunocompromised and had severe underlying lung disease, MOH said in its daily update.
The remaining patients who died were aged between 59 and 97.
Among the other 13 deaths reported on Friday, five were vaccinated, seven were unvaccinated, and one was partially vaccinated.
All had underlying medical conditions, MOH said, without giving further details.
Friday was the 33rd day in a row that deaths from Covid-19 were reported.
There were 3,637 new Covid-19 infections in total, comprising 3,039 new cases in the community, 592 in migrant worker dormitories and six imported cases.
The local cases included 528 people above 60 years old.
The total number of cases in Singapore now stands at 165,663.
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