18 Singaporeans die from Covid-19 complications; 3,862 new infections


Singapore reported a total of 3,862 new Covid-19 cases on Oct 20, 2021.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Eighteen Singaporeans, aged 55 to 96, have died from complications linked to Covid-19, taking Singapore's death toll to 264.

Sixteen were men and two were women, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Oct 20). This is the highest number of deaths recorded in a single day. The previous highest number was 15 deaths recorded on Oct 14.

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