COVID-19: Enugu Records First Death As Cases Rise To 30

Enugu State reported it’s first Covid-19 death on Saturday as it confirmed three new cases, with all of them having travel history.

According to Enugu State Health Commissioner, Dr Obi Emmanuel Okechukwu, two of the new cases were male patients admitted for other severe underlying conditions.

He said, “They are being treated at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, and on a high index of suspicion were transferred to the hospital’s holding area while the state’s rapid response team was contacted for sample collection. The other case is also a male patient who developed symptoms and contacted the Covid-19 emergency number. He was assessed and subsequently invited for sample collection. The results came out positive. On a sad note, one of the patients in the UNTH with severe underlying conditions had died before the results returned.”

It was gathered that two of the cases hailed from Nkanu West Local Government Area and the other from Enugu North LGA of the state. The commissioner further disclosed that two of them came into Enugu State from Lagos while the other person came in from Rivers State.

In another development, three more cases tested negative and consequently discharged from the isolation and treatment centres of the state. This brings the current state of Covid-19 cases in Enugu State to 30 reported cases, 13 active, 16 discharged and one death. 

While urging the public to abide by the safety guidelines of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Commissioner Obi demanded members of the public to call 08182555550 or 0902233383 or the NCDC number 080097000010 when they suspect symptoms of the pandemic.