Benue State has recorded the first death from COVID -19.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occured on Monday.
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A daily update as posted by a member of the State Action Committee on Coronavirus, Bemgba Iortyom, indicated that the state has recorded its first death from the pandemic.
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The first Coronavirus death in the state occurred barely three months after the state recorded its index case of a female who returned from the United Kingdom and tested positive for COVID-19 on March 28.
The updated chart also showed that cases of the disease in the state has climbed to 47 with 32 active cases and 13 discharged patients.
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