Osun government has confirmed the death of one of the coronavirus patient in its isolation centres and the discharge of four other parents after they tested negative twice to the virus.
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Saturday.
According Isamotu, the deceased COVID-19 patient, who was in her late 60s, died at Asubiaro Isolation Centre in Osogbo.
He said: “On a sad note, we lost a COVID-19 patient in her late 60s at our isolation centre in Osogbo.
“We pray God grant her eternal rest and give her family the fortitude to bear the loss”.
The Commissioner said one of the discharged COVID-19 patient was the index case, who spent 38 days at the isolation centre.
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He explained that the index case who arrived from the United Kingdom before he was taken to isolation, tested negative twice to the virus.
He also said that three health workers, who initially tested positive for Coronavirus, were among those discharged after they tested negative twice.
The Commissioner said the test results of the patients were received on Friday evening by the government from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) accredited African Centre of Excellence in Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede.
He urged frontline health workers to always protect themselves by using their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when discharging their duties.
He also reiterated that only accredited isolation and treatment centres in the State were allowed to attend to suspected COVID-19 patients.
The state has so far recorded 34 cases of COVID-19, 22 have been treated and discharged, while three have died.
