S’pore’s youngest COVID-19 death ― 23-year-old partially vaccinated, among 15 reported fatalities

Singapore ― The Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed the youngest individual that passed away from Covid-19 complications on Thursday (Oct 14) as 15 more cases of Covid-19 fatalities were reported.

In its daily Covid-19 update, MOH said, out of the 15 fatalities, eight were male Singaporeans, and seven were female Singaporeans.

“They include a 23-year-old individual who had been partially vaccinated against Covid-19 and a 34-year-old individual who had been unvaccinated,” said MOH, adding that both had underlying medical conditions.

The other 13 individuals who passed away were aged between 60 and 89 years old. Of these, eight had been unvaccinated against Covid-19, while five were vaccinated. All the individuals had various underlying medical conditions.

Amongst those who have passed away over the last 28 days, 24.8 per cent were fully vaccinated, and 75.2 per cent were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, said MOH.

There are 1,511 patients currently warded in hospital, with 310 requiring oxygen supplementation and 46 in the intensive care unit.

MOH reported a total of 2,932 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, comprising 2,412 community cases, 517 dormitory residents cases and three imported cases.

Amongst Covid-19 community cases onboarded or admitted, 16, 723 cases are undergoing Home Recovery while 2,823 are in Community Care Facilities and another 438 are in Covid-19 Treatment Facilities, said MOH.

Meanwhile, approximately 84 per cent of the population has completed their full vaccination.

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