Ekiti State has on Wednesday recorded its first death from the Coronavirus pandemic.
The deceased, a pregnant 29-year-old woman who is community health worker based in Lagos, was said to have sneaked into the state in spite of the lockdown.
A health worker confirming the death said;
Yes, a death has been recorded already, the third confirmed case. A pregnant woman who delivered her baby successfully, the baby is okay but she is dead.
The state on Tuesday confirmed that a doctor working with a private clinic had tested positive for the virus.
According to Commissioner for Health in Ekiti, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, the doctor contracted the virus while treating the late pregnant woman.
Meanwhile, Kaduna State Ministry of Health has said that one COVID-19 patient has recovered and has been discharged in the state.
Amina Mohammed-Baloni, Commissioner for Health in the state, revealed that the number of patients now been discharged is five, according to SaharaReporters.
Mohammed-Baloni expressed that three new cases of the disease have also been confirmed in the state, bringing the total number of active cases to four.
The commissioner added that among the confirmed cases is a 23-year-old male, who came into the state from Istanbul, Turkey, via Dubai in March.
She said;
The second patient is a 51-year-old male who was tested in Samaru, Sabon-Gari Local Government Area, after coming in from Kano.
The third patient, a 42-year-old male from Unguwan Geza, Kaduna, had travelled to Kano too.
Mohammed-Baloni added that;
These new cases reflect the danger that interstate travels pose to efforts to contain COVID-19. Such travels spread the virus from place to place, complicate contact tracing and risk implanting the virus in communities.
