SINGAPORE – A 70-year-old Singaporean man died on Sunday from complications due to Covid-19 infection, at 12.12pm, said the Ministry of Health.

He had a history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, and no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) on Feb 29, and was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on March 2.

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, said the MOH.

SGH has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them, said the MOH.

This is the third Covid-19 death in Singapore.

Last Saturday, a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and a 64-year-old Indonesian man died from the disease.

The woman had a history of chronic heart disease and hypertension, while the man had a history of heart disease.

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