Baby dies after getting Covid-19 - first death in Singapore of patient under 12


The child was brought to KK Women's and Children's Hospital on June 21 with a high fever and recurrent seizures. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 1½-year-old boy who came down with Covid-19 has died, said the Ministry of Health.

In a statement on Monday night (June 27), MOH said the child died of encephalitis - or inflammation of the brain - due to Covid-19 and two other viruses.

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