Uganda has confirmed the death of another health worker from Ebola virus on Wednesday.
This is coming a few days after Wakadaily report that the health ministry in Uganda announced the country’s first fatality from Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende.
On Wednesday morning 5, October, the Uganda’s Health Minister, Jane Aceng, announced the passing on of Ms Margaret Nabisubi on Wednesday morning.
Jane Aceng announced this via her Twitter page, she wrote, “I regret to announce the passing of another health worker, Ms. Nabisubi Margaret, an anesthetic officer. The 58-year-old succumbed to Ebola at 4:33am this morning at Fort Portal Hospital (JMedic) after battling the disea se for 17 days.
“The late Margaret is the 4th health worker we have lost in the current Ebola outbreak after the probable case of the midwife, Dr. Ali, and the health assistant in Kagadi District. May their souls rest in eternal peace.”