Doctor contracts coronavirus while treating pregnant patient

A medical doctor has contracted the deadly coronavirus while treating a pregnant 29-year-old patient in Ekiti, the state government said on Tuesday.

The doctor, who was working with a private hospital in the state, became the state's fourth COVID-19 case.

As of 9:42pm, Tuesday, Nigeria has confirmed a total of 665 cases of the deadly virus, according to the NCDC's report.

Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, who made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, confirmed the report.

The woman, who is a health official with Lagos State Government, was announced as the third case in Ekiti last Saturday.

Yaya-Kolade said, “Yes, we have one doctor who tested positive and he is being treated at the isolation centre but others were negative.”

Sahara Reporters