COVID-19 patient dies in Ekiti

Ekiti State says it has recorded its first Covid-18 death, as the third index case died on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old woman died at the Intensive Care Unit of Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, on Wednesday.

The woman, who was an health professional in Lagos sneaked into Ekiti last week before she fell into prolonged labour leading to the discovery that she had contracted the virus.

The commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, who confirmed this in Ado Ekiti, at a press conference, said the woman died around 6.58am in the morning .

Yaya-Kolade regretted that the late Covid 19 patient infected  a 45-year-old medical doctor , who had now been identified as the fourth index case by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

“The woman showed signs of stability  on Monday, but unfortunately, her condition deteriorated yesterday and we lost her exactly 6.58am today(Wednesday).”

“We are going to liaise with the family on her burial. We are going to consider safety despite that there was assumption that the virus is not active in corpse, because we don’t know much about the virus. “But whatever we are going to do won’t be against the interest of the family. But let me assure you that the state will also be on the side of safety”, she stated.