The vice-chairman of Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Godwin Achinge, has died of coronavirus complications.
The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Sunday Ongbabo, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeira, NAN, through a text message in Makurdi.
NAN reports that Achinge, also Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Benue State University, BENSU, Makurdi, died on Sunday afternoon at an undisclosed hospital in Jos, Plateau State, where he was taken for treatment.
In his response to a text message from NAN correspondent seeking confirmation of the incident, the commissioner replied “Yes”.
The late Professor of Medicine died after battling with COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Samuel Ortom had on Saturday disclosed that the late don tested positive for COVID-19.
The state daily update on the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the state had total number of 97 cases, out of which 40 were active, 50 discharged, one relocated and six deaths.
