A retired anesthetic nurse, on Sunday reportedly died of COVID-19 related symptoms.
A relative confirmed the death of the nurse to Daily Trust.
He was reportedly brought in to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) by some nurses where he died.
“A retired aesthetic nurse just died of Coronavirus.
“He was brought in from Pulka to UMTH by two nurses who are also now at risk,” the source told Daily Trust.
It was reported that the nurse worked with an international organisation in Pulka town of Gwoza LGA.
This has raised fears in Maiduguri as other health workers may have been exposed to the virus.
The nurse was said to have had contact with workers both within and outside the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH).
