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22-09-2021, 12:30 AM
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/1178-new-covid...37322.html
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (21 September) confirmed 1,178 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – taking the country's total case count to 79,899 – and three more deaths due to the disease.
Tuesday's count marks the highest daily recorded COVID-19 cases since 20 April last year, when 1,426 infections were reported.
The city-state's 63rd through 65th fatalities from COVID-19 are a Singaporean woman and two Singaporean men, aged 62, 74, and 83, respectively.
The woman, who died on Monday, tested positive for COVID-19 on 23 July and was admitted to the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital the next day. She had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and had a history of hypertension and high cholesterol.
The younger man, who died on Sunday, was admitted to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital on 31 August for an unrelated medical condition and had tested negative for COVID-19 upon his admission. Another test taken on 9 September came back positive. The man had been partially vaccinated, and had a history of chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
The older man, who died on Monday, was conveyed to the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on 15 September with symptoms, and tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day. He had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The man also had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, hypertension, and high cholesterol "which, together with his advanced age, made him more susceptible to severe illness", said the MOH.
Of Tuesday's 1,178 cases, 1,173 are local infections: 1,038 are in the community, while 135 are dormitory residents. Among the local cases are 311 people above the age of 60, said the MOH.
The remaining five cases are imported, of whom three were detected upon their arrival in Singapore, while two developed the illness during their stay-home notice or isolation period.
There are currently 147 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation and 17 in critical condition in the intensive care
unit (ICU).
Of those who have fallen very ill, 135 are patients above the age of 60, said the MOH.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (21 September) confirmed 1,178 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – taking the country's total case count to 79,899 – and three more deaths due to the disease.
Tuesday's count marks the highest daily recorded COVID-19 cases since 20 April last year, when 1,426 infections were reported.
The city-state's 63rd through 65th fatalities from COVID-19 are a Singaporean woman and two Singaporean men, aged 62, 74, and 83, respectively.
The woman, who died on Monday, tested positive for COVID-19 on 23 July and was admitted to the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital the next day. She had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and had a history of hypertension and high cholesterol.
The younger man, who died on Sunday, was admitted to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital on 31 August for an unrelated medical condition and had tested negative for COVID-19 upon his admission. Another test taken on 9 September came back positive. The man had been partially vaccinated, and had a history of chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
The older man, who died on Monday, was conveyed to the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on 15 September with symptoms, and tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day. He had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The man also had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, hypertension, and high cholesterol "which, together with his advanced age, made him more susceptible to severe illness", said the MOH.
Of Tuesday's 1,178 cases, 1,173 are local infections: 1,038 are in the community, while 135 are dormitory residents. Among the local cases are 311 people above the age of 60, said the MOH.
The remaining five cases are imported, of whom three were detected upon their arrival in Singapore, while two developed the illness during their stay-home notice or isolation period.
There are currently 147 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation and 17 in critical condition in the intensive care
unit (ICU).
Of those who have fallen very ill, 135 are patients above the age of 60, said the MOH.
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