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SINGAPORE – Two patients died from Covid-19 on Saturday morning (March 21) due to complications, the first deaths the Republic has seen.
A 75-year-old Singaporean woman with a history of chronic heart disease and hypertension died at 7.52am.
She had been admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Feb 23 for pneumonia and was confirmed to have Covid-19 the same day.
She had been in the intensive care unit since and developed serious complications. She died after 26 days in ICU, a Health Ministry statement said.
The second patient is a 64-year-old Indonesian national who was admitted to intensive care on March 13 after arriving in Singapore from Indonesia the same day.
Prior to his arrival, he had been hospitalised in Indonesia for pneumonia and had a history of heart disease.
He developed serious complications and died after nine days in ICU at 10.15am.
“We are deeply saddened by their passing. Our thoughts are with their families during this difficult time. We will render all necessary assistance to their families,” Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Saturday.
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