COVID-19: 60-year-old U.S. Citizen Dies In Delta , Says Police

Hamilton Nwosa
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The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the death of a 60-year-old U.S. citizen in the state, due to suspected complications arising from COVID-19. The state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Warri, Delta State on Sunday.

NAN reports that the 60-year-old woman was in Nigeria to visit her male friend.  According to the NAN report, the lady  was kept in a hotel in Warri for sometime before relocating to another hotel around Orerokpe, both in Delta State.

“While they were together for about a week, the woman was coughing and having difficulty in breathing and stooling.
“So, she was taken to a hospital on Saturday when her condition became worse and eventually died,” Inuwa said.

According to to the Poliec Commissioner, the male friend is with the Police in Orerokpe. The Police Commissioner said that he had drawn the attention of the Commissioner for Health in Delta to this latest  development to enable the state government  contact the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in view of the symptoms developed by the deceased.

Inuwa, however, cautioned Policemen to be very careful with the manner they deal with the said male friend, so as not to get infected with the dreaded COVID-19.

 

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