1,650 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Sept 24; 3 elderly men die
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SINGAPORE - A total of 1,650 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Friday (Sept 24), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. Three seniors with a host of health problems - of whom two were vaccinated - have died of Covid-19 complica1,650 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Sept 24; 3 elderly men die
SINGAPORE - A total of 1,650 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Friday (Sept 24), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. Three seniors with a host of health problems - of whom two were vaccinated - have died of Covid-19 complications, taking the death toll here to 73. The latest daily total is the highest since the pandemic began, up from the previous record of 1,504 cases reported on Thursday. This is also the fourth day in a row that the number of cases has surpassed 1,000. Of the local cases on Friday, 1,369 were in the community and 277 cases were among dormitory residents, said MOH. Of these, 391 are seniors above 60 years old. The remaining four cases were imported. The three deaths on Friday were Singaporean men. The first, a 83-year-old man who was vaccinated, had a history of diabetes, restrictive lung disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Read more