A coronavirus patient has been delivered of a baby at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Afriupdate reports.
The hospital disclosed the news in a tweet on Monday 27 April 2020, saying the mother and child are well and alive.
The tweet reads:
“A team of LUTH Drs, anaesthetists & nurses delivered a woman with Covid19 of a baby girl this afternoon 40yr old mother & 3.3kg baby are doing fine. Our gratitude go to these gallant men & women & all warriors making d nation proud in d face of this scourge,” the tweet read.
A team of LUTH Drs, anaesthetists & nurses delivered a woman with Covid19 of a baby girl this afternoon
40yr old mother & 3.3kg baby are doing fine
Our gratitude go to these gallant men & women & all warriors making d nation proud in d face of this scourge#WeShallOvercome pic.twitter.com/rx8VVoLUJi
— LUTH (@LUTHofficial) April 27, 2020
In a related news, Ekiti State Government last week confirmed the death of a pregnant woman with Coronavirus.
She reportedly died on Wednesday. But her baby was said to be alive.
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The Commissioner for Health, Mojisola Yahaya-Kolade, confirmed this to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
“The deceased, a pregnant 29-year-old female community health worker based in Lagos, was said to have sneaked into Ekiti in spite of the lockdown order in place”, the Commissioner added.
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