The state Commissioner for
Health in Ebonyi State, Dr. Daniel Umezuruike, who confirmed the death of a ten
year old boy, said the victim died after he was discharged from Federal
Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, FETHA.
The Commissioner described
the incident as unfortunate, adding that the deceased was a day student in one
of the primary schools in the state.
Dr. Umezuruike said the
boy's parents were based in Abuja, but that the report before them did not show
that the deceased travelled to meet with his parents in recent times.
He also explained that the
10-year old was not rushed to the hospital immediately he became sick, adding
that he responded to treatment at first and as such the hospital discharged
him.
Umezuruike said: "But
unfortunately, he died the same day he was discharged. His case was surprising
because the hospital thought he was all right after the treatment. Before he
was discharged, we took his sample which later came out positive."
Umezuruike also confirmed
that the case was the second recorded in the state, adding that "the first
person was a student of Ebonyi State University."
He said the Ministry of
Health had begun surveillance and tracing of close associates of the last
victim to enable them curtail the spread of the disease in the state.
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