Two more patients have died as a result of COVID-19 complications in Bauchi State, The NAN reports. This was contained in a statement from the state Ministry of Health on Tuesday night.
The two deaths bring the total number of fatalities in the state to seven. Meanwhile, 37 more patients, who recovered from the virus, have been discharged, bringing the total number of discharged patients in the state to 201 while the total number of confirmed cases in the state stands at 232.
“37 discharges have been made with zero cases for two consecutive days in the state but unfortunately we recorded two deaths. “At the moment, only 24 patients are on the hospital’s admission as of today 26th May 2020. The only patient is in severe condition has recovered and is getting better, where the entire case fatality rate stood at 3.0%,” the statement read in part.
Source: Punch
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