The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient reported from Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State is dead, bringing to 3 the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Charles Aniagwu, the State Commissioner for Information made this known in an update published on Wednesday.
With the development, there are now 12 active cases of COVID-19 in the State, from the poll of 17 confirmed cases, of which 3 are now dead, and 2 have been discharged after testing negative twice to the virus.
A breakdown of LGA with COVID-19 in the State shows that Udu has reported 4 cases, Uvwie has reported 5 cases, Warri South has reported 4 cases, Oshimili South has reported 2 cases, while Ethiope West and Ughelli have reported a case each.
While other LGAs have not reported any case of the virus, the death cases so far are from Udu, Ughelli South and Uvwie LGAs.