The
presiding member of Oforikrom Municipal Assembly William Kwabena Boateng,
believed to have voted in Saturday’s Parliamentary Primaries of the New
Patriotic Party has died of Covid-19, doctors have confirmed.
The
Assemblyman for Ayigya-Ahenbronum was the elder brother of the Medical Director
of Kwadaso SDA Hospital who also died of the disease last week.
Mr
Kwabena Boateng, the first Presiding Member for Oforikrom Municipal Assembly
reportedly collapsed and was rushed to a private hospital where he was
pronounced dead on arrival at about 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Nhyira
News sources
say Mr Boateng voted in Saturday’s NPP primaries at Ayigya, identified as a
hotspot for Covid-19 in the Oforikrom Municipality.
Sources say
authorities at the Regional Health Directorate will supervise his burial after
transferring the body from the private morgue to the Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital morgue.
Mr. Kwabena
Boateng, also known as ‘Agenda’ had been unwell for some time, even before the
passing of his brother.
Mr
Kwabena Boateng was regarded as an all-round sportsman during his senior high
school days at the KNUST Senior High School.
Checks reveal
his samples were taken some days before his death. He died before he test
results confirmed him he was positive for coronavirus.
He remained
an active member of the old students association, TECHSOSA until his demise
after leaving school in 1992 .
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