COVID-19 UPDATE: Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo – the Resident District Commissioner RDC for Gulu District has succumbed to the deadly coronavirus disease – COVID-19, the Daily Express can confirm.
Lapolo breathed his last from the National Referral Hospital Mulago a few minutes to 1:00 pm where he was admitted since December 2020.
His death was confirmed to this website on Saturday afternoon by his family members in Kampala.
Yoweri Idiba, the Gulu District Health Officer – DHO also confirmed the sudden demise of the Lapolo. “With deep sorry we announce the death of our RDC Gulu, Task Force Chairperson Major Santos Okot Lapolo,” Idiba said in a short message to the members of the Task Force WhatsApp group.
He tested positive for Covid-19 in December and was briefly admitted at Gulu Independent Hospital and Gulu Regional Referral Hospital before his condition deteriorated prompting his transfer to Kampala for further management.
Lapolo has also been the chairperson for COVID-19 Gulu taskforce since March 2020 when the outbreak of the global virus was confirmed in the country.
The deceased served as RDC of Pader and Kitgum districts in the 2000’s before being transferred to Gulu in July 2015. He is among the longest serving RDCs in the country.
May his soul Rest in Peace.
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