by Azeez Adeniyi

A third pupil has been confirmed dead following an epidemic that broke out at Queen’s College, Lagos, Punch reports.

It was learnt that Praise Sodipo, a SSS1 student died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

She was said to have been on life support at the Intensive Care Unit before she died late Thursday night.

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President of the school’s Old Girls’ Association, Dr. Frances Ajose, and the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, confirmed the development.

A parent said, “She was one of the first set of students that fell ill. She was an orphan. She went into a coma and was on life support, before she eventually passed on. That has made the death toll to be three now.”

Recall that pupils of the school had fallen sick after eating spaghetti and drinking water suspected to have been polluted.

Two junior students, Vivian Osuiniyi and Bithia Itulua had reportedly died due to the epidemic.

Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, had led a team to the school and ordered an investigation into the incident.

However, the Principal of the school, Dr. Lami Amodu had denied the epidemic before she was later transferred to the school.