A 60-year-old woman has died of dengue, said the Ministry of Health and the National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint press release on Sunday (Sep 27).
The Indian national, who arrived in Singapore on Sep 17, was here to visit her son staying at Block 444, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. She was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Sep 23 and died on Sep 26.
“Although it is unclear whether the patient had caught the infection here or in her home country, NEA has stepped up its inspections of the premises in the vicinity of Block 444 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10,” said the press release.
There are only two other recent dengue cases in the area, one at Block 438 and another at Block 441, said NEA. So far, 11 counts of mosquito breeding has been detected, of which the majority were found in residential premises.
“Vector control operations to kill adult mosquitoes and destroy any potential breeding habitats have been ongoing since the cluster was notified on Sep 15,” they added.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
