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Zamfara Emir dies in COVID-19 isolation

In  Zamfara State, the Emir of Kaura-Namoda,  Alhaji Mohammed Asha,  died in the early hours of Sunday.

The Publicity Secretary for the Control and Prevention of COVID 19 in the state, Alhaji Mustafa  Kaura, told journalists  that the Emir was brought to  the  isolation centre  at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, three days ago, when he developed symptoms of the disease.

Kaura stressed that his blood sample had been sent to Abuja for the test, adding that “the result is still being awaited”.

He said the remains of the Emir were in the hospital awaiting burial by officials of the NCDC.

Nasarawa  lawmaker dies of COVID-19,  23 Assembly members quarantined

Also, the Nasarawa State House of Assembly member, representing Nasarawa central, Mr Sulaiman  Adamu, died  of  COVID-19 on Sunday.

The state governor,  Abdullahi Sule,  confirmed this on Sunday while briefing journalists on COVID-19 cases in the state.

Sule, who  said Adamu died before the result of his test came out,  said the state the house of assembly complex would be shut.

According to him, no fewer than 23 members of the  state House of Assembly have been quarantined as a result of Adamu’s  death.

The governor stated, “The family members of the late lawmaker have also been quarantined, alongside  members of the state assembly. All the kits ordered by the state government for protection against  coronavirus have also arrived.”

FMC shuts unit, confirms death of COVID-19 pregnant patient

Meanwhile, the  Federal Medical  Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, on Sunday  confirmed that a pregnant woman   died of COVID-19 in the centre on Friday.

The management  also said it had  shut down the Accident and Emergency Complex of the centre where the woman died.

The Head of the Public Relations Unit of the FMC, Abeokuta, Segun Orisajo, disclosed this  in a statement  on Sunday.

Fears  have  gripped   workers of the hospital since Friday when the pregnant woman died in the facility.

Four health workers were said to have attended to the patient before she died.

There are concerns that the health workers  that attended to the patient might have been exposed to the virus, hence, their samples were taken for tests and results are still being awaited.

Reacting to the development, Orisajo explained that the incident involved three persons which included two women.

He said,  “Three suspected cases were being managed at the Accident and Emergency Complex of the Centre within last week.

“However, two of the patients tested positive while one was negative. One of the patients who tested positive was a pregnant woman who passed on on Friday. Her result returned positive on Saturday.”

The PRO further said  the hospital management had released the corpse of the deceased to her husband.

According to Orisajo, her corpse was released to her husband after careful counselling and due adherence to the World Health Organisation’s guidelines on  such matter.

On the second case, Orisajo explained that the patient was a young man who had been transferred to the state isolation centre.

He said “The second patient is a young man who has been transferred to an isolation centre in the state.

“He is clinically stable. Both patients were managed in the accident and emergency complex.”

While allaying fears , the hospital spokesperson said there was no cause for alarm over the state of health of  workers who attended to the patients.

 

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