49 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 19 unlinked

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49 new locally transmitted cases of COVID19 in Singapore, including 19 unlinked infections

A 90-year-old man who was fully vaccinatedThe Singaporean was the first fully vaccinated person to die of the coronavirus in the country, and was the eighth fatality this month.

Identified as Case 67329, the man developed symptoms on Jul 29 and his infection was detected on Aug 1 through community surveillance testing. The following day, he developed shortness of breath and giddiness, and was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he was admitted directly to the intensive care unit for septic shock from"COVID-19 pneumonia", said MOH.

"He had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but was advanced in age and had a history of chronic kidney disease and hypertension," said the ministry.

 

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