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Passing of patient with COVID-19 infection

29 March 2020

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             The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a patient has passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection on 29 March 2020 at 12.12pm. He was a 70 year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

2.          He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) on 29 February, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 2 March. He had been cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) since then. He developed serious complications and eventually succumbed to the infection after 27 days in the ICU.He had a history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia.

3.          SGH has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them.

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