Covid-19: New case, a pregnant woman, sneaked into Ekiti from Ikorodu
Saturday, April 18, 2020 5:19 pm
Governor Kayode Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has revealed how the new Covid-19 case entered Ekiti, despite the lockdown. She is a 29-year old pregnant woman who surreptitiously travelled to Ekiti and sought medical help at a private hospital.
The governor revealed this today, 18 April, during a press conference in Ado Ekiti.
According to the Governor: “Sadly, Ekiti State has confirmed a third COVID-19 positive case. This new case is a pregnant 29-year-old female Community Health Worker in Ikorodu Lagos State who sneaked into Ekiti State overnight on Friday April, 10 2020 suspectedly to take advantage of our free maternal health care in spite of the lockdown. She presented at a State Comprehensive Primary Healthcare facility in active labour on Monday April 13, 2020. After a prolonged labour with fatal distress, she was referred to a teaching hospital but decided to go to a private hospital instead. A caesarean section was performed on the patient and the baby was delivered safely.
“However, she suffered a cardiac arrest and was referred to the Federal Teaching Hospital Ido Ekiti where she is currently unconscious. The suspicion of COVID-19 infection and subsequent testing was at the Federal Tertiary institution.
Covid-19: New case, a pregnant woman, sneaked into Ekiti from Ikorodu
Saturday, April 18, 2020 5:19 pm
Governor Kayode Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has revealed how the new Covid-19 case entered Ekiti, despite the lockdown. She is a 29-year old pregnant woman who surreptitiously travelled to Ekiti and sought medical help at a private hospital.
The governor revealed this today, 18 April, during a press conference in Ado Ekiti.
According to the Governor: “Sadly, Ekiti State has confirmed a third COVID-19 positive case. This new case is a pregnant 29-year-old female Community Health Worker in Ikorodu Lagos State who sneaked into Ekiti State overnight on Friday April, 10 2020 suspectedly to take advantage of our free maternal health care in spite of the lockdown. She presented at a State Comprehensive Primary Healthcare facility in active labour on Monday April 13, 2020. After a prolonged labour with fatal distress, she was referred to a teaching hospital but decided to go to a private hospital instead. A caesarean section was performed on the patient and the baby was delivered safely.
“However, she suffered a cardiac arrest and was referred to the Federal Teaching Hospital Ido Ekiti where she is currently unconscious. The suspicion of COVID-19 infection and subsequent testing was at the Federal Tertiary institution.
“The Ekiti State COVID-19 Taskforce has already commenced contact tracing of the new case as at this morning, we have over 30 primary contacts on our list already. The baby is alive and under surveillance while the private clinic has been sealed off and medical personnel who interacted with this case during her obstetrics and gynaecology emergency have been contacted and put in self isolation. By the time we include secondary and tertiary contacts, this one case may have put hundreds of unsuspecting people at risk of COVID-19 infection in Ekiti State.
“As at today, Ekiti State has had 29 suspected cases, 2 confirmed cases, and 49 contact tracing persons of interest before this new case. Thankfully, all the contacts traced have not shown any symptoms of infection