Niger State has recorded its first COVID-19 death, Igbere TV reports. The victim is one of the eight cases recently confirmed in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammad Makusidi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
The Commissioner explained that out of the 22 results received from the NCDC, eight are positive while 14 are negative.
Dr. Makusidi said from the eight positive cases, seven are Almajiri returnees from Zaria, Kaduna State while the deceased is a taxi driver plying Suleja-Abuja route.
He explained that the deceased who is 40 years of age was diabetic, adding that he died shortly on arrival at the Suleja-General Hospital.
The Commissioner said a postmortem sample was taken for test and it returned positive, stressing that contact tracing will commence with immediate effect.
So far, Niger State has a total of 22 confirmed cases as at 16th May, with one motality.
