The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the state with the first death since the outbreak of the virus in the state recently.
“Two of the new cases are male patients admitted for other severe underlying conditions. They are being treated at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, and who on a high index of suspicion were transferred to the hospital’s holding area while the State’s rapid response team was contacted for sample collection,” said the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu
He said the other case is also a male patient who developed symptoms and contacted the COVID-19 emergency number and was assessed and subsequently invited for sample collection.
He said: “The results came out positive today. On a sad note, one of the patients in UNTH with severe underlying conditions had died before the results returned. Two of these cases hail from Nkanu West LGA of Enugu State and the other from Enugu North LGA. Two of them came into Enugu State from Lagos while the other person came in from Rivers State.
Sounding optimistic, he said more cases have tested negative and consequently discharged from the isolation and treatment centres. They all have travel history, he said.
Thus, the current state of COVID-19 cases in Enugu State is as follows: 30 reported cases, 13 active, 16 discharged and 1 death.
