SINGAPORE – Nine more seniors, aged between 64 and 90, have died from complicated linked to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in their daily update on Tuesday (Oct 5).

They include six men and three women, all of whom were Singaporeans or permanent residents.

Four were vaccinated, two had been partially vaccinated and three were unvaccinated.

All had various underlying medical conditions, MOH said, without giving more details about their health conditions.

It was the 16th straight day that deaths from Covid-19 were reported, taking Singapore’s coronavirus death toll to 130.

There were 3,486 new Covid-19 infections reported on Tuesday, including 2,767 new infections in the community, 713 new cases in migrant worker dormitories and six imported cases.

This is the first time cases have exceeded 3,000 in Singapore.

The local cases include 643 seniors aged above 60.

The total number of cases in Singapore now stands at 109,804.

MOH added that so far, 600,000 eligible individuals have been invited to receive their booster doses.

A total of 321,228 people have received their booster shots and another 107,000 have booked their appointments.

Read the full MOH press release here.

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