One of the three patients that have tested
positive to the deadly viral disease, Lassa Fever,
has died. The state commissioner for Health, Dr.
Jide Idris who made this known during a press
briefing yesterday, said the deceased, a 51 year
old who lived in Ilasan, Lekki, had returned from
Edo where he attended a wedding ceremony on
December 28, last year.
He fell ill and was initially admitted at Divine
Medical Centre in Ikoyi on January 12th and
referred to Mainland Hospital Yaba early January
18th and later died at 2pm same day before the
result of the laboratory test that confirmed him
positive of Lassa Fever was received.
“The dead victim will be buried today after
due consultation with the family and has
been kept in the morgue in leak proof body
bag.”he said
Dr. Idris revealed that 14 suspected cases of
Lassa Fever has been recorded in the state as at
January 21. Idris also disclosed that the Ministry
has shortlisted 447 contacts of the confirmed
cases and 438 (98 per cent) of the contacts who
are currently being monitored.
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