Bauchi records two more COVID-19 deaths

Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi

Two more COVID-19 patients have died in Bauchi State, The PUNCH reports.

This brings the number of coronavirus fatalities in the state to seven.

The state Health Ministry disclosed this in a statement on Friday, adding that two more patients have been discharged after testing negative twice for the virus.

“Only 22 patients remain in the hospital’s admission as of 28th May 2020, with 234 total infected confirmed persons in the state where the entire case fatality rate stands at 3.0%.

“A total of 1,758 samples had so far been taken and investigated from different persons including our index case, and out of which only 234 people were found to been infected with the virus. Seven people died in the process of treatment due to complications,” the statement read in part.