BREAKING: COVID-19 Result Of 32-Year-Old Deceased Dubai Evacuee In Lagos Returns Negative

The Lagos State Government has announced that the coronavirus test result of the deceased Dubai returnee, who was erroneously presumed to have died of the virus by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has returned negative.

The health commissioner made the announcement on Thursday via his verified Twitter handle.

Recall that Meridian Spy reported Tuesday a 32-year-old Dubai returnee died of COVID-19 in Lagos but was said to have underlying health condition.

Hours later, Abayomi retracted his statement and noted that the death of the Dubai returnee previously announced on his social media handles earlier was ‘a presumed #COVID19 related death’, noting that “the result of the confirmation test for #COVID19 status was still being awaited”.

But the health commissioner has now confirmed that the test has turned out to be negative for the #COVID19 infection and ‘his death is no longer considered to have been attributable to #COVID19‘.

He explained that because of the sudden nature of his demise and without any prior knowledge of his multiple preexisting conditions he was presumed to be a #COVID19 related death pending confirmation by ‘#COVID19 Gold standard test’.

Adding that the presumptive attribution is “a precaution to ensure the safe clinical management of the patient and subsequent handling of the corpse”.

Abayomi tweeted: “#COVID19Lagos Alert I hereby inform the general public that the Nigerian who recently returned from Dubai as part of a group of returnees who were placed in a #COVID19 isolation program in lekki, developed complications and was transferred to one of our facilities where he died.

“Because of the sudden nature of his demise and without any prior knowledge of his multiple preexisting conditions it was presumed to be a #COVID19 related death pending confirmation by #COVID19 Gold standard test.

“This presumptive attribution is a precaution to ensure the safe clinical management of the patient and subsequent handling of the corpse.

“The definitive #COVID19 gold standard test has turned out to be negative for the #COVID19 infection and his death is no longer considered to have been attributable to #COVID19.”