SINGAPORE, Sept 29 — Five more seniors, all Singaporeans, have died from complications due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (Sept 28).

Of the five, four were men aged 69, 73, 74 and 79, while the remaining one was a 77-year-old woman.

MOH said that among the five, two were not vaccinated against Covid-19, one was partially vaccinated and the other two were vaccinated.

“All of them had various underlying medical conditions,” MOH said, without disclosing when they were infected or died.

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In total, 85 people have died from complications due to the disease, including 30 this month.

On Tuesday, MOH confirmed a record 2,236 new cases of Covid-19, of which 1,711 were community cases. The other 515 were migrant worker dormitory residents and 10 were imported.

Singapore has recorded a total of 91,775 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic last year. — TODAY

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