Singapore reports 3,637 new COVID-19 cases and 14 more deaths

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,637 new COVID-19 cases as of midday on Friday (Oct 22) and 14 more deaths from problems because of the virus.

The fatalities are seven males and seven girls. They embrace a 41-year-old one who was vaccinated towards COVID-19, however was immunocompromised and had extreme underlying lung illness, mentioned the Ministry of Health (MOH).

The different 13 individuals who died have been aged between 59 and 97 years. Seven of them have been unvaccinated, one was partially vaccinated and 5 have been totally vaccinated. All of them had varied underlying medical situations. MOH didn't specify what these situations have been.

This brings Singapore's loss of life toll from the coronavirus to 294.

The variety of new cases is a rise from the 3,439 new cases reported on Thursday.

Among them, 3,631 infections are domestically transmitted, comprising 3,039 in the neighborhood and 592 in migrant staff' dormitories.

Six are imported cases, MOH mentioned in its every day replace launched to media at about 10.45pm.

As of Friday, Singapore has reported a complete of 165,663 COVID-19 cases for the reason that begin of the pandemic.