February didn’t end that badly after all.
As of 12pm today (28 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
10 of them are imported case, while 1 is a dorm case.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 59,936.
Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 1 case in the week before to 4 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 1 case in the week before to 2 cases in the past week.
64YO S’porean Dies Due to COVID-19 After Being Evacuated From Indonesia to NCID
Yesterday, it was reported that a 64-year-old Singaporean has died from Covid-19 complications after he was medically evacuated from Indonesia to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) for treatment last month.
The man has not been included in Singapore’s Covid-19 case count, however, as he was already an overseas registered case.
So, the country’s fatality count remains at 29.
According to MOH, the Singaporean had been residing in Indonesia since 17 March last year.
He contracted the coronavirus while there, testing positive on 26 Jan. He was hospitalised in Indonesia the next day.
Then, on 29 Jan, the man was medically evacuated to the NCID for treatment.
His test taken in Singapore on 30 Jan also came back positive for Covid-19.
Sadly, the man died on Friday (26 Feb) due to Covid-19 complications. MOH noted that the man had a history of hyperlipidaemia, where abnormally high levels of fats (lipids) are in the blood. It’s one of the main risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke.
NCID has reached out to the man’s family and is extending assistance to them.
80 Active Cases
There are currently 15 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
65 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19.
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29 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
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