3,445 COVID-19 Cases Reported on 15 Oct With 8 New Deaths

In the last few days, new cases have been fluctuating around the 3,000 mark.

One day it’s below 3,000 and the next day it jumps back up above 3,000.

With such a large amount of new cases every day, a small portion is sadly bound to fall severely ill and even succumb to the disease.

8 COVID-19 Fatalities

8 more COVID-19 cases died from complications from the virus, bringing Singapore’s death toll to 215.

They were seven men and one woman, aged between 61 and 89. Five of them were unvaccinated, while three were vaccinated.

Seven of them had various underlying medical conditions, while one unvaccinated case had no known medical conditions.

3,445 New COVID-19 Cases

3,445 new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday (15 Oct), an increase of 513 infections from the previous day.

The new cases comprise 2,823 infections in the community, 620 in migrant worker dormitories, and two from abroad.

Among the local cases are 572 seniors above 60.

Senior Care Centre Added to MOH’s List of Clusters

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is closely monitoring three large clusters at present, including ECON Medicare Centre & Nursing Home, a new addition.

Located at 10 Buangkok View, the senior care centre has 55 infections, comprising 54 residents and one staff member.

Five cases were also added to the United Medicare Centre (Toa Payoh) cluster, bringing its total to 118. The infections comprise 15 staff members, 102 residents, and one household member of a case.

The last cluster on the list, Acacia Home, now has 14 infections after three more were added recently. 12 residents and two employees have been infected there.

1,593 COVID-19 Cases in Hospital; 48 in ICU

At the moment, there are 1,593 COVID-19 cases warded in hospitals, most of whom are well and under observation.

322 severe cases require oxygen supplementation and 48 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

In addition, there are 16,513 cases undergoing home recovery, 2,951 in community care facilities, and 804 are in COVID-19 treatment facilities.

As of Monday, 84% of our population has been fully vaccinated. 85% have received at least one dose.

Fully Vaccinated Travellers Entering Malaysia to Undergo Shorter Quarantine

It wasn’t all bad news yesterday, as Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that fully vaccinated travellers will serve a short quarantine when entering Malaysia.

The mandatory quarantine period, which used to be 14 days, will now be cut down to seven.

Travellers can serve their quarantine at home if suitable, or at quarantine stations.

As for travellers who are not quarantined, they will have to undergo 10 days’ quarantine at the quarantine station.

The bad news is that Malaysia is keeping its borders closed to international tourists, so no, we can’t cross the border yet. Those visiting from abroad can only do so for emergencies, business, and official purposes, PM Ismail Sabri said in an earlier address.

He added that Malaysia’s health ministry is assessing which nations to open its borders to, based on factors such as the number of infections they have, their mortality rate, and their level of recovery.

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