Ekiti State has recorded its first death from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deceased, a pregnant 29-year-old female community health worker, based in Lagos State, was said to have sneaked into Ekiti State in spite the lockdown order in place.
READ ALSO: https://www.thexpressng.com/2020/04/22/katsina-receives-419-almajiris-deported-from-kano/
“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,” a health worker said.
The state had, on Tuesday, confirmed that a doctor working with a private clinic tested positive for the virus.
According to the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, the doctor contracted the virus while treating the late pregnant woman.
