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Dr. Toju Eresanara, a former Zonal Medical Director of the Central Hospital, Warri is dead.
Eresanara died of complications from coronavirus disease at the COVID-19 treatment centre in Asaba, the Delta State capital, after testing positive for the virus.
Dr. Paul Okunbor, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, confirmed to The Nation the deceased doctor passed on in the early hours of Wednesday.
“Yes, it is true. Early hours of this morning, we lost him,” said Okunbor.
“A good man, a great man and professional dedicated to his work and patients. He was a dear friend and team player.”
Until his death, he was a Consultant Anaesthetist of Central Hospital, Warri.
The state confirmed six new cases, out of the 643 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Meanwhile, a total of 34,259 cases have now been confirmed in Nigeria, with 13,999 patients discharged and 760 deaths.
