A medical doctor has died of Coronavirus at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
The practicing medical doctor died at the isolation ward, after contracting the virus from a patient he had been managing in a private hospital.
The deceased, Dr. Chugbo Emeka becomes the first health worker in Nigeria to die from the novel Coronavirus.
Confirming the death, the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode, said that the deceased was brought into the facility late, on Monday, after showing severe symptoms.
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Prof. Bode added that the late doctor once worked with LUTH before going into private practice.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has condoled with the family of the doctor and members of the medical community over the loss.
The late Dr. Emeka specialised in obstetrics and gynecology and was a one-time Vice President of the National Association of Resident Doctors in LUTH.
