Ekiti doctor tests positive for coronavirus

A doctor in Ekiti State has contracted coronavirus while treating the third case, a pregnant woman in the state, officials confirmed.

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, on Tuesday said that the doctor who is the fourth case in the state is receiving treatment at the isolation centre.

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“We have one doctor who tested positive and he is being treated at the isolation centre. The results of 15 others tested for COVID-19 turned out to be negative,” the commissioner said.

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