Unvaccinated 92-year-old woman is first Omicron-related death in Singapore; 2,463 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 22)


As at Saturday, Singapore has recorded a total of 310,276 Covid-19 cases, with 847 deaths. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): A 92-year-old unvaccinated woman has died from complications related to the Omicron Covid-19 variant - the first Omicron-related death in Singapore.

In a statement on Saturday (Jan 22), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said the woman had no known medical history and caught the virus from a family member.

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