3,432 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; 15 seniors die

Published Thu, Oct 28, 2021 · 11:43 PM

[SINGAPORE] Fifteen people aged 62 to 98 have died of complications linked to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Oct 28).

All had various underlying medical conditions, said MOH in its daily virus update. It gave no further details.

The new deaths take Singapore's death toll to 364.

Thursday marks the 39th day in a row that deaths from Covid-19 were reported here.

There were 3,432 new Covid-19 infections reported in Singapore on Thursday by MOH.

They comprise 3,171 new cases in the community, 252 in migrant worker dormitories and 9 imported cases.

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The weekly infection growth rate is at 1.13, down from 1.15 on Wednesday.

The community cases included 545 seniors above 60 years old.

The total number of cases in Singapore now stands at 187,851.

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