Moses Ofodeme
Kwara State Government said one COVID-19 patient has died in the state.
The fellow had recently arrived Kwara from Lagos with his wife and a child shortly after he suffered stroke at his Lagos base.
Before his death, the government had treated him, his wife and their child as suspected cases and samples were taken from them and the results of their samples came back positive.
Unfortunately, he died early Saturday morning even before the family got to know about their COVID status and has been buried accordingly.
The government said those involved in the burial have now had their samples taken and because of the peculiarity of this development, the Rapid Response Team has moved in to bring all those involved into the isolation centre, including the wife and the child.
The government urged citizens to see COVID-19 for what it is: a deadly and highly contagious virus that requires adherence to all safety protocols, including obeying the lockdown order, pointing that there is no shame or blame in contracting the virus as this is a global pandemic from which no one is immune.
The state commiserated with his family on this painful development while also wishing all of our patients quick recovery.
The government also announced four new positive cases of COVID-19 — from amongst those who sneaked into the state from the northwestern axis of the country.
This brings to 28 the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kwara State and of these, 19 are active while nine have been discharged. All active cases are asymptomatic.