The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria has risen to 10 after a nurse tested positive to the virus.
This was revealed by the Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu who said:
“The 10th case actually was one of the nurses who also had primary contact with the index case. When he (Sawyer) got ill, we then brought her into isolation,” the minister told a news conference in Abuja.
“We just tested her over the weekend. So, that’s what made it 10. So, between Friday and today we had one additional case. That brings it to 10 and the 10 includes the index case.”
The Minister said that the nurse is undergoing treatment while her husband is currently under surveillance.
Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American, came into Lagos with the virus and died on July 25 at the First Consultant Hospital in Obalende.
This was revealed by the Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu who said:
“The 10th case actually was one of the nurses who also had primary contact with the index case. When he (Sawyer) got ill, we then brought her into isolation,” the minister told a news conference in Abuja.
“We just tested her over the weekend. So, that’s what made it 10. So, between Friday and today we had one additional case. That brings it to 10 and the 10 includes the index case.”
The Minister said that the nurse is undergoing treatment while her husband is currently under surveillance.
Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American, came into Lagos with the virus and died on July 25 at the First Consultant Hospital in Obalende.
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