The Government of Kwara State has recorded its first death from Covid-19 as well as four fresh cases of the disease in the state.
This was made known in a statement released via the Twitter handle of the Kwara State Government which stated that the deceased recently arrived from Lagos with his wife and child after suffering a stroke.
The family had been placed in isolation while samples were taken for testing.
The victim died before the results of the test became available to the rest of the family and was subsequently buried according to Islamic rites.
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The state government said everyone who attended the burial have had their samples taken for Covid-19 testing and placed in an isolation centre.
While commiserating with the family of the deceased, the Government announced four fresh Covid-19 cases in the state bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 28.
The new cases were from the people intercepted while trying to sneak into the state from the North.
Excerpts from the released statement read;
“Kwara State Government hereby announces the death of a COVID-19 case. 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. 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. He has been buried accordingly. Everyone involved in the burial has now had their samples taken.
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.
We pray to God to repose his soul. We urge 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.
We repeat that there is no shame or blame in contracting the virus as this is a global pandemic from which no one is immune.
We commiserate with his family on this painful development while also wishing all of our patients quick recovery.
The government also announces 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. Of these, 19 are active while nine have been discharged. All active cases are asymptomatic.
Rafiu Ajakaye
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor/
Spokesman, Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19.
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