The result of the suspected COVID-19 patient in Otu-Jeremi, headquarters of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State has shown that the patient is positive for the virus.

A senior staff of the hospital who made the disclosure said the 36-year-old patient had visited the hospital in company of her boyfriend and upon diagnosis, the patient was discovered to have tuberculosis and was showing symptoms of COVID-19.

The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said:

“Her sample was taken to Irrua Hospital, Edo State on April 17th for COVID-19 test and the result came out positive.”

Recall that three doctors, a pharmacist and medical laboratory scientist who attended to the patient, have all be quarantined at the hospital’s holding facility.