SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,486 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, marking the first time the daily cases surpassing 3,000, in the country, and bringing the total tally to 109,804.
Of the new cases, 2,767 were recorded in the community and 713 in migrant worker dormitories, and six were imported cases, the Ministry of Health said, in a press statement.
Of the new local cases, 643 were reported in people above 60 years. Of the imported cases, three were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while the other three developed the illness during Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolation.
A total of 1,512 cases are currently hospitalised, with 247 of them in need of oxygen supplementation, and 34 in critical condition, held in the intensive care unit.
The ministry reported nine more deaths from COVID-19 in Singapore, bringing the overall death toll to 130.– NNN-CNA
