A 78-year-old COVID-19 patient on Wednesday died at the Central hospital in Warri, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to six in Delta State. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr.
Mordi Ononye, who disclosed this in a statement, said the 78-year-old male patient was referred to the COVID-19 treatment center from a private hospital in Warri by 2 am on Wednesday. He was unconscious when he was brought in.
He said, “Since the index case of COVID-19 was detected on April 7th, 2020, the State has recorded a total of 28 cases which were from the 425 persons tested so far in the State. “One of the deaths was that of a young man of 20 years who had been suffering from blood cancer and anaemic heart failure that took him to the hospital frequently for treatment, including blood transfusions.
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