Two new deaths resulting from Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria – One in Lagos and the other in Edo state – bringing the total recorded Coronavirus deaths in Nigeria to 4.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on Twitter, writing: “Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun & 1 in Ondo.
“Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo State. As at 10:30 pm 3rd April there are 210 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.”
The patient who died in Lagos is a 55-year-old man. He died in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, hours after he was admitted, according to Punch
The hospital only discovered after his death that he had Coronavirus. A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test was done on his blood posthumously and it tested positive for Coronavirus, the publication reports.
“Fingerprint antibody test was done on him, confirming his COVID-19…
Source: Linda Ikeji
