Singapore might like to break records, but this record definitely isn’t one that we look forward today.
Yesterday (2 October 2021), MOH reported a total of 2,356 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, with 1,938 in the community, 412 in the migrant worker dormitories and 6 imported cases.
Amongst the local cases today are 513 seniors who are above 60 years.
It’s not a new daily record, but we hit a milestone that we probably aren’t proud of: Singapore now has over 100K COVID-19 cases.
Or to be precise, 101,786 cases.
No New Clusters
Despite the surge in cases, there’s no new large cluster reported.
Several existing clusters grew but they are mainly dormitories. The largest one is Blue Stars Dormitory that currently has 483 cases.
According to Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, MOM will now take a different approach to tackle the dorm cases: regular testing of migrant workers here will shift away from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for asymptomatic individuals to more self-administered but supervised antigen rapid tests (ARTs), and fully vaccinated workers who test positive and have no symptoms will be allowed to isolate and recover in a dedicated facility within dormitories for up to 10 days—kind of like our Home Recovery Programme.
4 More Deaths Reported
Four more people have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
Of these, three were female Singaporeans and one was a male Singaporean, aged between 55 and 80 years. All of them had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and had various underlying medical conditions.
In total, 107 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
Vaccination Progress
As of 1 October 2021, 82% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 85% has received at least one dose.
During yesterday’s press conference, it was highlighted that the proportion of fully vaccinated cases who needed intensive care or passed away is about 14 times less than that for the unvaccinated (0.12% compared to 1.67%).
Also, soon, healthcare and frontline workers might be offered booster shots.
To know more about what was announced yesterday, click here.
To know more about vaccines (other than COVID-19 vaccines), watch this video to the end:
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