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01-08-2022, 08:54 PM
Eighteen more deaths have been added to Singapore’s tally of COVID-19 fatalities last year after a revision by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
MOH said on Monday (Aug 1) that the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in 2021 has been revised from 803 to 821. The adjustment follows an “annual reconciliation exercise” after the Registry of Births and Deaths finalised its report for last year, said MOH.
“Doctors are required to notify MOH of COVID-19 deaths as soon as possible. Based on the doctors’ submissions, MOH publishes the number of COVID-19 deaths on our website every day,” said the Health Ministry.
Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021, doctors are also required to report information on the cause of death to the Registry of Births and Deaths.
The report on Registration of Births and Deaths for the preceding year is finalised and publicised every June.
Overall, 18 deaths were added to the Health Ministry’s official COVID-19 death count for 2021 following the reconciliation exercise. This represents a 2.2 per cent increase from the previous count.
More at https://shrtco.de/HKorqt
MOH said on Monday (Aug 1) that the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in 2021 has been revised from 803 to 821. The adjustment follows an “annual reconciliation exercise” after the Registry of Births and Deaths finalised its report for last year, said MOH.
“Doctors are required to notify MOH of COVID-19 deaths as soon as possible. Based on the doctors’ submissions, MOH publishes the number of COVID-19 deaths on our website every day,” said the Health Ministry.
Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021, doctors are also required to report information on the cause of death to the Registry of Births and Deaths.
The report on Registration of Births and Deaths for the preceding year is finalised and publicised every June.
Overall, 18 deaths were added to the Health Ministry’s official COVID-19 death count for 2021 following the reconciliation exercise. This represents a 2.2 per cent increase from the previous count.
More at https://shrtco.de/HKorqt
