SINGAPORE: A third patient has died in Singapore from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Sunday (Mar 29), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
The patient, a 70 year-old male Singapore citizen with no recent travel history to affected countries and regions, died at 12.12pm.
AdvertisementAdvertisement[h=3]READ: Singapore reports 2 deaths from COVID-19[/h][h=3]Explore our interactive: All the COVID-19 cases in Singapore and the clusters and links between them[/h]He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) on Feb 29, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 2.
He had been cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) since then, said MOH.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe patient developed serious complications and eventually died due to the infection after 27 days in the ICU. He had a history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, the ministry added.
SGH has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them, said MOH.
[h=3]READ: COVID-19: Singaporeans urged to defer non-essential trips to malls[/h][h=3]READ: Jail terms, fines for those who breach COVID-19 safe-distancing rules, stay-home notice[/h]Singapore had previously reported two deaths - a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and 64-year-old Indonesian man - from complications due to COVID-19 on Mar 21.
On Saturday, 70 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, bringing the total number of cases to 802.
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