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BREAKING: 37-year-old COVID-19 patient gives birth at LUTH

Afnews Editor

May 12, 2020

A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with coronavirus has been delivered of a baby boy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.

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The hospital made this known in a press statement on Tuesday.

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According to the statement, the COVID-19 patient was delivered of the baby boy on Saturday.

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It, however, did not state the COVID-19 status of the baby.

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The statement read, "A team of LUTH doctors, anaesthetists and nurses delivered another woman diagnosed with COVID-19 of a baby boy (Birth weight: 2.6kg).

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"The 37-year-old mother was delivered of the baby via a caesarean section on Saturday, May 9.

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"The mother and baby are doing well.

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"We celebrate our committed frontline staff for this achievement."

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This birth is coming in the midst of increasing cases of coronavirus in Lagos.

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As of May 11, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said Lagos had recorded 1,933 confirmed cases of COVID-19, out of which 1,398 are active cases. Lagos has also recorded 502 recoveries and 33 deaths.

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LUTH had, on April 27, successfully delivered a 40-year-old COVID-19 patient of a baby girl.

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