Young adults largest group of Covid-19 patients in Singapore

A passenger arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on March 24. Out of Singapore's 141 cases of Covid-19 patients aged between 20 and 29 years old, 78 per cent, or 111 cases, were imported. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The number of coronavirus patients aged between 20 and 29 has overtaken that of patients aged 60 and above to become the largest infected group, with most young adults having caught the bug overseas, primarily in Britain.

Of the 558 Covid-19 patients, 141 are between 20 and 29 years old, compared with 111 patients who are 60 and above. Out of these 141 cases of young adults, 78 per cent, or 111 cases, were imported.