Seniors make up nearly half of cases in Bukit Merah, Redhill clusters
Seniors make up almost half of the Covid-19 cases in the four clusters in Bukit Merah and Redhill, raising concerns about the risk of severe illness among older patients in the ageing estate who are not vaccinated.
According to an analysis by The Straits Times, 46.9 per cent of the 98 cases linked to clusters in the area comprise patients aged 60 and above. The median age is 51 and more than half - 55.1 per cent - are female.
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kpkp 26/06/2021
The cluster that has attracted the most concern so far is the one at 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Hawker Centre, which has swelled to 82 cases as at last night. It is now Singapore's largest open cluster, since the first case was detected on June 10.
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