COVID-19 Infected Doctor Dies In Katsina

The death toll from COVID-19 has increased to six after the death of Dr Aliyu Yakubu in Daura, Katsina State. NCDC confirmed this recent fatality in a tweet on Tuesday evening.

According to NCDC, sixteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 10 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, 2 in Oyo, 1 in Delta and 1 in Katsina

As at yesterday, 7 April, 2020 there are 254 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths

Sixteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 10 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, 2 in Oyo, 1 in Delta and 1 in Katsina

As at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths pic.twitter.com/UlDvzM3cUZ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 7, 2020

The deceased was hospitalized at the Nigerian Air Force Reference Hospital few hours before his demise. Yakubu died on Sunday last week after his return from a trip to Lagos State. He kicked the bucket few days before NCDC confirmed that he is tested Positive for the coronavirus disease.

Presently, the number of COVID-19 cases in 17 states including the Federal Capital Territory are:

Lagos- 130
FCT- 50
Osun- 20
Oyo- 11
Edo- 11
Bauchi- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Kaduna- 5
Ogun- 4
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 1
Kwara- 2
Delta- 1
Katsina-1

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