SINGAPORE - A 60-year-old male Singaporean died on Friday (May 1) from complications due to Covid-19 infection, bringing the total deaths here to 16.
The man was confirmed to have the coronavirus on April 13 and had a history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
MOH said that there are 932 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Friday, taking the total count to 17,101.
It is the eighth day in a row where the new daily infections fell below 1,000, though Friday's number is higher than in recent days.
Migrant workers living in dormitories continue to form the bulk of the remaining cases.
MOH announced seven new clusters on Friday, including Joo Koon Lodge and Tuas South Incineration Plant.
The others are 19 Kian Teck Road, 12 Tuas Place, 15 Tuas View Square, 20 Sungei Kadut Avenue and 148 Woodlands Industrial Park E5.
MOH also said that the SingPost Centre cluster has been closed.
Meanwhile, foreign workers living in dormitories made up 905 cases, due to extensive testing.
Most of them have mild illness and are being monitored in community isolation facilities or general wards of hospitals, said MOH.
Foreign workers living outside dorms made up 16 cases on Friday.
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The man was confirmed to have the coronavirus on April 13 and had a history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
MOH said that there are 932 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Friday, taking the total count to 17,101.
It is the eighth day in a row where the new daily infections fell below 1,000, though Friday's number is higher than in recent days.
Migrant workers living in dormitories continue to form the bulk of the remaining cases.
MOH announced seven new clusters on Friday, including Joo Koon Lodge and Tuas South Incineration Plant.
The others are 19 Kian Teck Road, 12 Tuas Place, 15 Tuas View Square, 20 Sungei Kadut Avenue and 148 Woodlands Industrial Park E5.
MOH also said that the SingPost Centre cluster has been closed.
Meanwhile, foreign workers living in dormitories made up 905 cases, due to extensive testing.
Most of them have mild illness and are being monitored in community isolation facilities or general wards of hospitals, said MOH.
Foreign workers living outside dorms made up 16 cases on Friday.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...in-singapore-on-friday-as-total-crosses-17000