56-Year-Old Among 14 Covid-19 Deaths On 1 Nov As Cases Dip Below 2,500

14 Covid-19 Deaths Reported On 1 Nov

On Monday (1 Nov), the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 2,470 new Covid-19 cases, of which 2,189 were in the community.

Though the numbers were relatively lower than usual, our daily death toll remained rather high, with another 14 patients succumbing to their infections.

Aged 56 and above, all but 1 of the fatalities suffered from underlying medical conditions.

1 unvaccinated patient among 14 Covid-19 deaths on 1 Nov

In a press release on Monday (1 Nov) night, MOH reported the passing of 14 patients due to Covid-19 complications.

The casualties were aged between 56 and 95 years. All, except for 1, suffered from underlying medical conditions.

The healthy individual, however, was unvaccinated.

Singapore’s Covid-19 death toll currently stands at 421.

2,189 community cases on 1 Nov

On the same day, MOH confirmed 2,470 new Covid-19 cases. These comprise:

• 2,189 community cases
• 278 dormitory cases
• 3 imported cases

The dip is expected as Covid-19 numbers over the weekends have consistently been lower than that over the weekdays.

Going by the trend seen in the graph below, we can expect to see a spike in cases on Tuesdays, which is today.

5, 12, 19 & 26 Oct are Tuesdays
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As of Monday (1 Nov), our weekly infection growth is 1.05, just above the 1.00 tipping point that will reportedly allow for some easing of measures.

32.9% of ICU beds vacant

Currently, 67.1% of our ICU beds are occupied, while 126 are vacant.

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According to MOH’s illustrations, there seems to be an upward trend in the number of cases under these categories:

• Hospitalised
• Undergoing oxygen treatment in the general ward
• Unstable and under close monitoring in ICU
• Critically ill and intubated in ICU

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Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 fatalities seems to be trending downwards since 30 Oct.

6 clusters under close monitoring

The health ministry is also keeping a close eye on 6 large active clusters.

One of these is the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), which currently has 278 cases linked.

Of these, the vast majority, or 262 of them, involve patients, while the remaining 16 are staff members.

The other 5 clusters under close monitoring comprise welfare and care homes:

• Acacia Home – 11 new cases, 20 total
• Banyan Home @ Pelangi Village – 3 new cases, 87 total
• Bukit Batok Home for the Aged – 1 new case, 160 total
• Jamiyah Home for the Aged (Tampines) – 7 new cases, 44 total
• Orange Valley Nursing Home (Clementi) – 3 new cases, 17 total

Similar to the IMH cluster, most of the infected individuals are residents of these homes.

Hope daily cases remain low for the coming days

As Singapore is currently in its stabilisation phase, it remains to be seen whether we’re on track to easing restrictions soon.

But if the slightly lower weekly infection growth rate today, we hope that the numbers will be promising. This would, hopefully, give the authorities the confidence to ease prevailing measures.

Meanwhile, let’s all do our part during this trying period by minimising non-essential social activities and maintaining good hygiene practices.

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Featured image adapted from Xingjian Loy on Flickr.