A 36 year old man has reportedly died of novel Coronavirus in Lagos state. His death was announced by Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, on Twitter Sunday April 5.
According to the Commissioner, the deceased passed away on Saturday April 4 in a private facility. His tweet reads
We lost a #COVID19 patient ; a 36 year old Nigerian, male who died in a private facility on 4th April, 2020. Total number of #COVID19 patients who have died are now 2
One case was evacuated bringing total evacuated to 2 Let’s #StaySafe #ForAGreaterLagos
The death of this 36 year old makes the total mortality count, five cases in the country with over 190 active cases as at the time of filing this report.
