68-year-old Indonesian dies of Covid-19, in 4th such death in Singapore
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PUBLISHED ONApril 02, 2020 1:05 AMByJean Iau
SINGAPORE - A Covid-19 patient has died on Thursday (April 2), Singapore's fourth death from the coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a patient has died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Thursday at 6.43am.
He was a 68-year-old male Indonesian national who was a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in Indonesia from 20 January to 16 March.
He was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on March 22, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on the same day.
He had been cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) since 26 March. He developed serious complications and eventually succumbed to the infection after seven days in the ICU.
He had a history of diabetes and hypertension NCID has contacted his family and is extending assistance to them.
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