July 08, 2020, 11:16 PM
On July 8, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that Case 45227, a 69 year-old male Singaporean, passed away on July 7, 2020.
The man had been found unresponsive at his place of residence and was conveyed to Sengkang General Hospital’s emergency department on July 7. He was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on the same day.
He had a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, hypothyroidism and chronic kidney disease. The preliminary cause of death is cardiorespiratory failure, pending further investigations by the Coroner.
Not added to death count
As of July 8, 26 have passed away in Singapore from complications due to Covid-19 infection.
Case 45227’s death was not added to the Covid-19 death count, as only cases where the attending doctor or pathologist attributes the primary or underlying cause of death as due to Covid-19 infection will be counted.
July 8 update
MOH confirmed an additional 158 cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore on July 8.
This brings the total number of cases to 45,298.
Top image via Sengkang General Hospital/Google Maps.
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