JUST IN: 68-Year-Old Woman Dies Of COVID-19 In Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has announced that a sixty-eight-year-old woman from Akwa Ibom State has died of Coronavirus with three new positive cases of coronavirus within the week.

Emmanuel made the disclosure on Thursday while giving an update on COVID-19 in the state at Government House, Uyo.

According to Emmanuel, the new death brings to two, the number of COVID-19 death recorded so far in Akwa Ibom state.

Emmanuel who noted that the state now has six active cases explained that the three new positive cases were discovered in the course of the ongoing contact tracing exercise in the state.

“On the last laboratory test we conducted on 44 suspected cases, three persons were confirmed positive, while we lost one.

“The patient we lost was a 68-year-old woman who was transferred to the centre, totally unconscious with multiple serious long outstanding comorbidity.

“And I want to use this opportunity to appeal to doctors please, whether it is Covid-19 or not, once the illness is beyond what your experience and facility can carry, seek the help of your colleagues.

“We would not accept cases of dumping any longer. A situation where you bring a patient with total unconsciousness, and a few hours later, the person just gives up the ghost, we won’t accept that any longer”. He affirmed.

Governor Emmanuel, however, noted that the state has recorded remarkable successes in terms of treatment of minor symptoms, adding “Our recovery rate is remarkable. Only God can help the entire world”.

He emphasized the intention of the state government to continue to provide the state with excellent medical care, while also encouraging Akwa Ibom people to keep on abiding by all necessary preventative measures.