COVID-19: S’pore hits new high of 1,504 cases; woman dies same day she tested positive

Singapore ― The Ministry of Health (MOH) detected a record high number of Covid-19 cases, with 1,504 new infections on Thursday (Sept 23).

In its daily Covid-19 update, MOH reported 1,218 new cases in the community, 273 in the migrant worker dormitories and 13 imported cases.

There were two reported deaths, of which one was a 71-year-old female Singaporean that passed away due to Covid-19 complications on Sept 23. She also tested positive for the virus on the same day.

According to MOH, the woman was not vaccinated against Covid-19 and had a history of cancer.

The other case was a 93-year-old female Singaporean who passed away on Sept 23 after testing positive for Covid-19 infection on Sept 17.

She had not been vaccinated and had a history of heart failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, said MOH.

In total, there are 70 reported deaths linked to Covid-19 in Singapore.

There are 1,120 cases currently warded in the hospital; most are well and under observation.

Cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation is at 163, while there are 23 in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Within the last seven days, the number of cases warded in the hospital increased by 307 cases. The number of serious illness cases also increased from 90 to the current 163 cases, while patients in the ICU were are 14 on Sept 17.

“Over the last 28 days, of the 15,791 infected individuals, 97.9 per cent had no or mild symptoms, 1.8 per cent required oxygen supplementation, 0.2 per cent required ICU care, and 0.1 per cent has died,” said MOH./TISG

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