Niger State has recorded its first COVID-19 death, the State Commissioner for Health and Hospital Services, Dr Muhammad Makusidi, has said.
The deceased was one of the eight new cases confirmed by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Dr Makusidi said in Minna that out of the 22 results received from the NCDC, eight are positive while 14 are negative.
He revealed that from the eight positive cases confirmed, seven are Almajirai returnees from Zaria, Kaduna State while the deceased is a taxi driver plying Suleja- Abuja route.
He explained that the deceased who is 40 years of age was diabetic, adding that he died shortly on arrival at the Suleja- General Hospital.
The Commissioner said a postmortem sample was taken for test and it returned positive, stressing that contact tracing will commence with immediate effect.
Niger State has a total of 22 confirmed cases as at 16th of May 2020 with one mortality.
