Following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and emerging positive cases of the deadly disease across state, Ekiti state has recorded its first COVID-19 death.
This was announced by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade at a press conference on Wednesday 22 April 2020.
Yaya-Kolade said the deceased died on Wednesday April 22 around 6:58 am at the Intensive Care Unit of Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido EkitI.
According to Yaya-Kolade, the deceased was a Community Health worker with the Lagos State Government and was pregnant.
She reportedly sneaked into Ekiti last week before she fell into prolonged labour leading to the discovery that she had contracted the infectious disease.
The Commissioner said the deceased infected a 45 -year-old medical doctor, who had been identified as the fourth index case by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC).
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“The woman showed signs of stability on Monday but unortunately her condition deteriorated yesterday and we lost her exactly 6.58am today” she said
The Commissioner said the state government will liase with the family of the deceased to ensure she is buried according to the guidelines of the NCDC and the World Health Organization.
It would be recalled that Ekiti state has so far confirmed 4 cases of the deadly Coronavirus.
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