A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Obudu constituency, Godwin Akwaji, has died after showing symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Mr Akwaji, who was diabetic, is said to have died on Thursday at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) isolation centre.
The late legislator had symptoms such as fatigue, fever, cough and breathlessness, TheCable reports.
The online news platform quoted a family source who said the deceased had been treated for malaria and pneumonia with no improvement.
It also reported that its source said several persons who visited the lawmaker at the hospital are already showing symptoms of COVID-19.
A single case of COVID-19 is yet to be officially established in Cross River.
