1,103 new Covid-19 cases & 9 deaths reported in S’pore

Today's update.

Syahindah Ishak | November 29, 2021, 11:56 PM

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The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 1,103 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Monday (Nov. 29).

Here are the important numbers you should be aware of:

Situation update

New cases on Nov. 29: 1,103

New community cases: 1,070

New imported cases: 8

New cases in migrant worker dormitories: 25

Weekly infection growth rate: 0.69

Total number of cases reported thus far: 263, 486

Deaths

New deaths reported on Nov. 29: 9

Age: Between the ages of 58 and 91. All of them, except for an unvaccinated case, had various underlying medical conditions.

Total deaths reported thus far: 710

Recovery

Require oxygen supplementation in the general ward: 221

Unstable and under close monitoring in the ICU: 17

Critically ill and intubated in the ICU: 62

Current overall ICU utilisation rate: 51.2

Vaccination progress

Percentage of total population undergone full regimen/received two doses: 85 per cent

Received at least one dose: 86 per cent

Received booster shot: 26 per cent

Percentage of eligible population vaccinated: 94 per cent

Cluster under close monitoring

MOH is closely monitoring one large cluster with new cases, which have already been ring-fenced through tracing, testing and isolation.

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