A Nigerian nurse has been confirmed dead with the Ebola virus after helping to treat Liberian man, patrick Sawyer. This announcement was made today 6th August, by the Minister of Health Prof.Onyebuchi Chukwu, he also said that other 5 medical practitioners who had primary contact with Patrick Sawyer have been infected with the disease. According to Prof Onyebuchi,
"Nigeria has now recorded seven confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease. The first one was the index case, which is the imported case from Liberia of which the victim is now late. Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first known Nigerian to die of the EVD was recorded and this was one of the nurses that attended to the Liberian. The other five cases are currently being treated at the Isolation Ward in Lagos.” he said
Present statistics shows the deadly virus has killed 888 people, another 1600 people infected in West Africa.
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