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May 21, 2021 06:00 am
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A 70-year-old Singaporean man linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster has died from complications related to Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths here to 32.
The Health Ministry said yesterday that the man had been hospitalised in TTSH Ward 9D on April 22.
The man, who had not been vaccinated against Covid-19, was confirmed to have the virus on April 30. He also had a history of lung cancer and atrial fibrillation.
The Health Ministry said: The National Centre for Infectious Diseases has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them.
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