Benaoyagha Okoyen, the consul general of Nigeria in New
York, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians who tested positive to
COVID-19 in the United States.
According to NAN, Okoyen made the announcement in a
statement.
The victims are a doctor from Abia, 25-year-old Bassey
Offiong, and a 60-year-old female.
“The first case was a 60-year-old lady, Hajia Laila Abubakar
Ali of Kano descent, who died on March 25, while receiving treatment at the
Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York. Secondly, 25-year-old Bassey Offiong
from Calabar, a final year Chemical Engineering student of Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, died on Saturday, March 28, at Beaumont Hospital in
Royal Oak. Unfortunately, the last case was a medical practitioner, Dr Caleb
Anya, from Ohafia in Abia State,” the statement read.
“He died while rendering service to humanity on the
forefront of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in New York on April 1.
“On behalf of the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York,
I wish to extend our condolences to the families of the deceased Nigerians in
this tragic circumstance.’’
He also commended the services of Nigerian medical
professionals in the USA on their efforts in the fight against the spread of
coronavirus.
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