By our reporter| Aliyu Yakubu, A medical doctor based in Katsina state, Aliyu Yakubu became the sixth Nigerian to succumb to the ravaging fury of Coronavirus.
Aminu Masari, the governor of Katsina, who broke the news of te doctors demise at a media briefing on Tuesday, said 60-year-old medical practitioner died at the Nigeria Air Force Reference Hospital in Daura, three days ago.
According to the governor, the deceased owned a private hospital in Daura and had visited his home state, Kogi, and later travelled to Lagos but became ill when he returned to Katsina, and was admitted to the hospital, where he died.
The deceased’s samples were taken to the Nigeria Centre for Decease Control (NCDC) for diagnosis before his death, and he was confirmed positive for coronavirus.
The governor said, “We have received a bad news of COVID-19. The deceased’s samples showed COVID-19 positive. Before his death, he was also diagnosed with hepatitis and hypertension three years ago.”
The governor said the state medical response team was in Daura, taking samples of all those that had contact with the doctor before his death.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the increase in the number of fatalities from the pandemic in a tweet on Tuesday evening.
The health agency tweeted, ”As at 09:30 pm 7th April, there are-
254 confirmed cases
44 discharged
6 deaths
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