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COVID-19 patient delivered of baby girl in Ogun
The Ogun State government said on Wednesday night a 28-year-old COVID-19 patient was delivered of a baby girl in one of the state’s care centres.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, who disclosed this in a statement, said a team of doctors, midwives, and other health workers took delivery of the baby on Tuesday.
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She said the patient was asymptomatic and had been placed on self-isolation at home before the delivery date.
Coker said: “Today, we are at the State Hospital to celebrate our doctors, midwives and others for taking delivery of a baby girl by an asymptomatic COVID-19 mother for this great feat.”
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