1. As of 16 November 2021, 234 cases require oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 54 are unstable and under close monitoring in the ICU to prevent further deterioration, and 68 are critically ill and intubated in the ICU. The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 63.3%.
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Status of Patients2. Over the last 28 days, 98.7% of local infected cases were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, 0.8% 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 Condition
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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
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Vaccination 4. As of 15 November 2021, 94% of our eligible population (aged 12 years and above) has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Among the total population, 85% has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, 86% has received at least one dose, and 21% 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 0.6 and 5.4 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 2.0 and 48.1 respectively. The number of fully vaccinated and non-fully vaccinated seniors who died are 0.3 and 10.1 respectively.
Figure 4: 7-Day Moving Average of Number of Deaths and Active Cases in ICU, per 100,000 Population by Vaccination Status
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Inflow and Outflow of Cases6. Over the past day, 2,361 cases were discharged, of whom 363 are seniors aged 60 years and above.
7. As of 16 November 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health has detected a total of 2,069 new cases of COVID-19 infection, comprising 2,021 community cases, 43 dormitory resident cases and 5 imported cases. Amongst the community cases today are 355 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. 18 more cases, aged between 67 and 95 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
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Figure 6: Week-on-week Infection Ratio
4 9. We are closely monitoring the clusters listed below, which have already been ringfenced through tracing, testing and isolation.