61-year-old S’porean dies from Covid-19 complications, 17 new imported cases

61-year-old S’porean dies from Covid-19 complications, 17 new imported cases

Singapore – A 61-year-old male Singaporean has passed away due to Covid-19 infection, bringing the number of deaths related to the virus to 30, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (Mar 13).

In its daily Covid-19 updates, MOH announced that Case 59858 succumbed to Covid-19 complications on Mar 12. He had been in the UAE for work and returned to Singapore on Jan 30.

The man developed a cough just before departing the UAE and shortness of breath on the same day and tested positive for Covid-19 infection upon arrival in Singapore.

According to the report, he had a past history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and gout.

The National Centre for Infectious Diseases has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them, added MOH.

In its Sunday (Mar 14) update, MOH disclosed that there are no new cases of Covid-19 local transmission. However, there are 17 imported cases, all of which have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore.

MOH is still working through the details of the cases, and further updates would be shared through the MOH website’s press release on Sunday night./TISG

61岁的S'porean因Covid-19并发症死亡，有17例新进口病例

新加坡–卫生部（MOH）周六（3月13日）说，一名61岁的男性新加坡人因Covid-19感染而去世，使与该病毒有关的死亡人数增加到30。

在其每日Covid-19更新中，卫生部宣布Case 59858在3月12日死于Covid-19并发症。他曾在阿联酋上班，并于1月30日返回新加坡。

该名男子在离开阿联酋的同一天咳嗽，呼吸急促，抵达新加坡后检测出Covid-19感染呈阳性。

根据该报告，他曾有高血压，高血脂和痛风的病史。

卫生部补充说，国家传染病中心已经向他的家人伸出援手，并正在向他们提供援助。

卫生部在其周日（3月14日）更新中透露，没有新的Covid-19本地传输案例。但是，有17例进口病例，所有这些病例在抵达新加坡后都已被留在“留在家里通知书”中。

卫生部仍在研究案件的详细情况，并将通过卫生部网站周日晚间的新闻稿分享进一步的更新。