Why the surge in Covid-19 deaths in Singapore, and what it means for the future


Looking at what is happening in other countries, most spike in cases and deaths are largely in unvaccinated people, Professor Dale Fisher said. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Ten people have died from Covid-19 this month, even as more than three in four people here have become fully vaccinated.

Against this, we had 37 deaths between January last year, when Covid-19 arrived in Singapore, and July 2021. Over that period, more than 64,000 people had been diagnosed with the disease.

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