JJ Shalanga, a
supervisor at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has died of
COVID-19 complications.
Shalanga, who was
posted to Zamfara to supervise the spread and control of the disease, died on
Sunday.
The deceased has
reportedly been in the state since the beginning of the spread of the disease.
According to the
NCDC, the state confirmed its first two cases on April 24.
Yahaya Kanoma, the
state commissioner of health, said the deceased fell ill and was being taken to
Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, when he died.
Kanoma said it was
discovered he died of COVID-19 when his samples were tested.
“His remains have
been taken to his home town in Plateau State for burial,” he said.
The state has
confirmed 76 cases of COVID-19 with five deaths while 71 persons have recovered
from the disease.
In Benue, Godwin
Achinge, the vice-chairman of the state action committee on COVID-19, also died
of complications of the disease.
Sunday Ongbabo, the
state commissioner of health and human services who confirmed the news, said
Achinge died on Sunday afternoon at a hospital in Jos, Plateau state capital,
where he was taken for treatment.
Samuel Ortom, the
governor, on Saturday, said the late Achinge tested positive for COVID-19.
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