4,248 COVID-19 Cases Reported on 29 Oct With 16 New Deaths

2021-10-30 , 7:32 am

The number of new COVID-19 cases reported yesterday (29 Oct) breached 4,000 for the second time, supporting the authorities’ prediction that our case numbers will keep climbing.

Meanwhile, our vaccination rate has been stuck at 84% for over two weeks since 13 Oct. With a portion of the population still unvaccinated, especially in older age groups, some of those who contract the disease are sadly bound to succumb to it.

16 COVID-19 Deaths

16 more COVID-19 cases passed away from complications, bringing our death toll to 380.

Aged between 44 and 90, all had various underlying medical conditions.

The 44-year-old was not vaccinated against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

4,248 New COVID-19 Cases

4,248 new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday, an increase of 816 from the previous day’s tally.

The cases comprise 3,710 infections in the community, 536 in migrant worker dormitories, and two imported infections.

Among the local cases are 559 seniors above 60.

IMH Cluster Becomes Biggest Cluster on MOH’s List

The health ministry said it’s monitoring five large clusters with new cases at present, the biggest of which is at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).

With 16 new cases, the cluster has swelled to 221 infections.

Two preschool clusters at PCF Sparkletots @ Whampoa Block 85 and Maple Bear Loyang also grew to 17 and 25 cases respectively. 11 students and PCF Sparkletots and 15 students at Maple Bear Loyang have been infected.

The other two clusters are:

NTUC Health Senior Day Care (Taman Jurong) – two new cases, 24 in total
Banyan Home @ Pelangi Village – two new cases, 81 in total

1,614 COVID-19 Cases Warded in Hospitals; 139 in ICU

At the moment, there are 1,614 COVID-19 cases warded in hospitals, most of whom are well and under observation.

257 serious cases require oxygen supplementation and 139 are in the intensive care unit, comprising 80 cases who are unstable and under close monitoring to prevent further deterioration and 59 who are critically ill and intubated.

The ministry did not specify how many cases are undergoing home recovery, or in community care and COVID-19 treatment facilities.

MOH: The Evidence is Clear, Vaccines Protect You

In a Twitter post on Thursday (28 Oct), MOH noted that there have been some questions about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in reducing the risk of serious illness.

To address these questions, they provided a chart showing how the virus affects vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

As you can see, those who are not fully vaccinated are eight times more likely to fall severely ill and require ICU care, as well as succumb to the disease.

This number jumps up to 14 times and 25 times respectively for non-fully vaccinated seniors aged 60 and above.

“The evidence is clear: Vaccination protects you,” the ministry said.