The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 68.6 per cent. There are currently 282 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation.Ī total of 140 cases are in the intensive care unit (ICU) – 70 are unstable and under close monitoring to prevent further deterioration, while 70 are critically ill and intubated. Over the last 28 days, of the 92,147 infected individuals, 98.7 per cent had no or mild symptoms.
The cluster has 16 cases – 12 students and four household contacts.Ī total of 3,657 cases were discharged on Friday, of whom 528 are patients aged 60 and above, said the MOH.Ĭurrently, 1,669 cases are warded in hospital. One new case was also added to the cluster at Growing Learners Student Care. The cluster, the largest of the five, has 365 cases – 341 patients and 24 staff members.įour new cases were each added to the clusters at Jamiyah Home for the Aged's Tampines branch and Orange Valley Nursing Home's Clementi branch, totalling 54 and 26 infections, respectively. Of the listed clusters, the highest number of 24 new cases was added to the cluster at the Institute of Mental Health. The remaining eight cases are imported.Īmongst the community cases are 284 cases aged 60 years and above, said the MOH adding that the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before is 0.81, a decrease from Thursday's 0.93.įive active COVID-19 clusters are being closely monitored in Singapore, including three nursing or welfare homes. Of the new cases, 1,753 are local infections – 1,639 are in the community while 120 are dormitory residents. All of them had various underlying medical conditions. The 460th to 468th fatalities in Singapore were aged between 67 and 85. "We remind those who feel unwell with acute respiratory infection symptoms not to delay seeking medical attention and getting tested," added the MOH. The ministry said the fall in numbers is likely due to fewer swabs being done over the Deepavali public holiday at public health preparedness clinics and polyclinics. SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (5 November) confirmed 1,767 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 212,745 – as well as nine deaths due to the disease.įriday marks the first time since 27 September that the city-state recorded less than 2,000 daily new cases. A man walks past a cordoned-off entrance, amidst the coronavirus disease pandemic in Singapore on 3 November, 2021.