The Vice-Chairman of Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Godwin Achinge, has died of Coronavirus complications.
Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, confirmed this in Makurdi.
Achinge, also Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Benue State University (BENSU), Makurdi, died on Sunday afternoon at an undisclosed hospital in Jos, Plateau State, where he was taken for treatment.
In his response to a text message seeking confirmation of the incident, the commissioner replied “yes”.
The late professor of medicine died after battling with COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Samuel Ortom had on Saturday disclosed that the late don tested positive for COVID-19.
The state daily update on the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the state had total number of 97 cases, out of which 40 were active, 50 discharged, one relocated and six deaths.
