Ekiti buries coronavirus victim, bans inter-state movement of corpses

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, on Friday, said the health worker that died of COVID-19 on Wednesday had been buried in strict compliance with the World Health Organisation recommendations.

Yaya-Kolade said the 29-year-old woman, who went into a coma during labour before being diagnosed of coronavirus, was buried on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti by the government and the woman’s family, adding that “Ekiti State Government will liaise with the family on how to raise the surviving baby.”

The commissioner, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti during a COVID-19 update press briefing, said,

“The 45-year-old doctor infected by the dead victim is responding to treatment in our isolation centre.”

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has announced the discharge of 10 more COVID-19 patients, having tested negative twice for the virus.

The state Ministry of Health made this known via its Twitter handle @LSMOH on Friday.

The ministry said the number of discharged patients from the isolation centres in the state was now 117.

The ministry said,

“Ten more COVID-19 Lagos patients; three females and seven males, including three foreign nationals – two Indians and one Filipino – were today (Friday) discharged from our isolation facilities at Yaba and Onikan to reunite with the society.”