The second case of death from the Lassa Fever virus has been recorded in Ebonyi, the state government announced on Monday.
According the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Daniel Umezurike, who spoke to the media in the state capital, Abakaliki, the latest death was of a 10-year-old over the weekend.
The deceased died after being discharged from the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, the commissioner added.
“He, however, responded to treatment in the hospital which made the authorities to discharge him, but he unfortunately died the day he was discharged.
“The hospital certified him fit after treatment but before he was discharged, we had already taken his test sample to the relevant quarters where the result read positive,” he noted.
He said the deceased, a primary school pupil in Igbeagu, Izzi Local Government Area, was taken to the hospital late, which worsened his condition.
Describing the situation as unfortunate, the commissioner said the pupil’s parents were based in Abuja, but said it could not be confirmed if he travelled to meet them there.
Recall that a student of the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, was the first casualty of the virus in the state.
He died in January.
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