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Updated: January 20, 2021

Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 In Kwara

By Zaccheus Ukhueleigbe
January 20, 2021
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The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Chapter, has lost a member, Dr Martin Ighodalo of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ilorin, to coronavirus.

Prof. Issa Baba, NMA Chairman, Kwara Chapter, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin.

“We want to regrettably announce the passing unto glory of Martin Ighodalo who was a classmate in the Medical School.

“He died due to complications of coronavirus infection.

“We pray that God Almighty repose his soul and give the family the fortitude to bear the loss,” he said.

NAN reports that the deceased obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of Ibadan in 1985 and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Ilorin in 1994.

Meanwhile, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,301 new confirmed cases, and 15 deaths in Nigeria.

To date, 113,305 cases have been confirmed, 91,200 cases have been discharged and 1,464 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 1.19 million tests have been carried out as of January 19th, 2021 compared to 1.17 million tests a day earlier.

According to the NCDC, the 1,301 new cases were reported from 22 states- Lagos (551), FCT (209), Oyo (83), Plateau (65), Kaduna (64), Enugu (61), Rivers (44), Ondo (39), Benue (37), Akwa Ibom (31), Kano (19), Delta (18), Gombe (18), Ogun (16), Edo (15), Kebbi (10), Ebonyi (9), Jigawa (4), Osun (3), Zamfara (3), Borno (1) and Nasarawa (1).

Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 41,951, followed by Abuja (14,909), Plateau (6,896), Kaduna (6,389), Oyo (4,778), Rivers (4,473), Edo (3,335), Ogun (2,928), Kano (2,636), Delta (2,140), Ondo (2,109), Katsina (1,723), Kwara (1,697), Enugu (1,644), Gombe (1,518), Nasarawa (1,336), Ebonyi (1,284), Osun (1,263), Abia (1,134), and Bauchi (1,107).

Borno State has recorded 868 cases, Imo (857), Akwa Ibom (698), Benue (694), Sokoto (677), Bayelsa (619), Adamawa (573), Niger (547), Anambra (515), Ekiti (473), Jigawa (429), Taraba (294), Kebbi (261), Yobe (211), Cross River (169), Zamfara (165), while Kogi state has recorded five cases only.