Sharp rise in deaths, marginal rise in births in 2021 amid Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore


SINGAPORE, July 8 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore is still counting the toll exacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with a sharp spike in the number of deaths last year.

Official figures released on June 30 showed a 10.1 per cent rise in the number of deaths reported last year, compared with 2020.

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