No COVID-19 Patient Died At Ogun Hospital – Health Commissioner
By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
The Ogun State Ministry of Health has declared that no coronavirus patient died at the Primary Health Center, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta on Friday, May 9th, 2020 as already being circulated in a video on social media.
Dr. Tomi Coker, Hon. Commissioner for Health disclosed this in a press release signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abeokuta, in response to Video of a corpse at the hospital, noting that it became necessary to clear the air on the rumour.
Dr. Coker wrote: “The attention of the Ogun State Ministry of Health has been drawn to a video circulating on the social media about a corpse claimed to be a Covid-19 victim at Primary Health Center, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta on Friday, May 9, 2020.
“We wish to state that the corpse was Brought in Dead (BID) with the driver, who arrived at the PHC along with individual’s husband, hurriedly pushing the body on the floor. It was at this moment that someone captured the corpse on camera.
“The matron in charge of the facility swung into action by arranging for one of our ambulances to evacuate the corpse, while both the deceased and her husband were tested for COVID-19, the results of which are still being awaited.
“The entire premises of the health center were also immediately fumigated. We hereby urge members of the public not to panic.
“Kindly be assured that as a responsive and responsible government, the state will leave no stone unturned at ensuring containment of this pandemic among its citizenry.”
