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07 Nov 2022

10th Nov 2021

Summary of local situation

· 1,686 cases remain warded in hospital. 261 cases require oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 62 are unstable and under close monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU), and 75 are critically ill and intubated in the ICU. The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 71.0%.

· Over the last 28 days, of the 92,132 infected individuals, 98.7% had no or mild symptoms, 0.7% required oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 0.3% were in the ICU, and 0.2% has died.

· As of 9 November 2021, 85% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, 86% has received at least one dose, and 19% has received boosters.

· Over the past day, 2,495 cases were discharged, of whom 433 are seniors aged 60 years and above. 3,481 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected, with 3,244 in the community, 229 in the migrant worker dormitories and 8 imported cases. The weekly infection growth rate is 0.88.

Situation at Hospitals

1. As of 10 November 2021, 261 cases require oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 62 are unstable and under close monitoring in the ICU to prevent further deterioration, and 75 are critically ill and intubated in the ICU. The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 71.0%.

Figure 1: Daily Adult ICU Bed Utilisation

Status of Patients

2. Over the last 28 days, 98.7% of local infected cases were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, 0.7% required oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 0.2% were unstable and under close monitoring in the ICU to prevent further deterioration, and 0.1% had been critically ill and intubated in the ICU.

Figure 2: Local Cases in the Last 28 Days by Severity of Condition¹

3. Seniors 60 years old and above, especially if unvaccinated, continue to be more adversely affected by COVID-19:

Figure 3: Patients Needing Oxygen Supplementation, ICU Care or Died^2, by Age Groups

Vaccination

4. As of 9 November 2021, 85% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, 86% has received at least one dose, and 19% has received their booster shots.

5. Over the past 7 days, the number of fully vaccinated and non-fully vaccinated cases who are critically ill in the ICU are at 0.5 and 5.3 per 100,000 population respectively. Over the same period, the number of fully vaccinated and non-fully vaccinated cases who died are 0.1 and 1.0 per 100,000 population respectively. Among seniors aged 60 and above, the number of fully vaccinated and non-fully vaccinated cases who are critically ill in the ICU are 1.9 and 45.8 respectively. The number of fully vaccinated and non-fully vaccinated seniors who died are 0.4 and 9.5 respectively.

Figure 4: 7-Day Moving Average of Number of Deaths and Active Cases in ICU, per 100,000 Population by Vaccination Status³

Inflow and Outflow of Cases

6. Over the past day, 2,495 cases were discharged, of whom 433 are seniors aged 60 years and above.

7. As of 10 November 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health has detected a total of 3,481 new cases of COVID-19 infection, comprising 3,244 community cases, 229 dormitory resident cases and 8 imported cases. Amongst the community cases today are 506 seniors who are aged 60 years and above. The ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before is 0.88.

8. 17 more cases, aged between 65 and 101 years, have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection. All of them had various underlying medical conditions.

Figure 5: Number of Community Cases by Age

Figure 6: Week-on-week Infection Ratio⁴

9. We are closely monitoring the clusters listed below, which have already been ringfenced through tracing, testing and isolation.

Figure 7: Large Clusters with New Cases

Cluster	New Cases	Total⁵	Remarks
NTUC Health Nursing Home (Chai Chee)	1	16	Transmission amongst staff and residents. Of the 16 cases, 2 are staff and 14 are residents.
Institute of Mental Health	4	408	Transmission amongst staff and patients. Of the 408 cases, 27 are staff and 381 are patients.
Acacia Home	1	47	Transmission amongst staff and residents. Of the 47 cases, 3 are staff and 44 are residents.
Jenaris Home @ Pelangi Village	1	32	Transmission amongst residents. Of the 32 cases, 2 are staff and 30 are residents.
Banyan Home @ Pelangi Village	1	97	Transmission amongst staff and residents. Of the 97 cases, 1 is a staff and 96 are residents.
NTUC Health Nursing Home (Geylang East)	1	20	Transmission amongst staff and residents. Of the 20 cases, 1 is a staff and 19 are residents.
MWS Nursing Home – Yew Tee	2	17	Transmission amongst staff and residents. Of the 17 cases, 1 is a staff and 16 are residents.

10. Please refer to MOH’s daily Situation Report (www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/situation-report) for details.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH
10 NOVEMBER 2021

¹Includes only new cases reported in the past 28 days. Based on cases’ worst-ever condition; deceased cases previously in ICU are counted under ‘Deceased’ and not under ‘Ever Critically ill and Intubated in ICU’.

² May differ from the deaths reported for the day as the latter includes those who have passed on earlier, but whose cause of death was investigated and confirmed only later, e.g. Coroner’s cases.

³ Non-fully vaccinated comprises persons who are partially vaccinated and completely unvaccinated.

⁴Ratio of community cases in the past week over the week before.

⁵ Includes new cases added today.

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