COVID-19: Edo discharges 19 more patients, as govt tests 4532 residents, intensifies case search in over 803 communities
FREEPRESS – The Edo State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 19 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who have tested negative for the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres to reunite with the society.
The Edo Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki who disclosed this in a statement,
commended the show of uncommon commitment by health workers and other
frontline staff in managing the spread of the virus across various
communities in the state.
The governor said, “We have discharged 19 more COVID-19 patients from our
isolation centres in the state, bringing the total number of recoveries to
- We appreciate our health workers, who continue to show uncommon
commitment to managing the spread of the virus. Stay safe.”
Meanwhile, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who decried the
alarming rate of community spread of the virus in the state, noted that Edo
has recorded 36 new cases with 19 confirmed at the Irrua Specialist
Teaching Hospital (ISTH) laboratory and 17 at the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital (UBTH) laboratory.
The commissioner who reassured that the state government will continue to
intensify efforts to contain the pandemic and protect Edo people, said the
state has tested over 4532 residents, contact-tracing 1892 others and
visited over 803 rural and urban communities for Active Case Search (ACS)
activities.
He noted that Edo has so far recorded a total of 580 confirmed, 4401
suspected cases, 27 deaths and 147 discharged patients, adding that the
decontamination of homes and offices of about 580 confirmed cases in the
state is ongoing.
The commissioner added, “We urge you to comply with all government
directives aimed at ensuring the health and safety of all residents. Stay
at home and observe social distancing and other precautionary measures
against the spread of the disease, including regular handwashing with soap
under running water, and use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers. Cover your
mouth and nose properly when sneezing and/or coughing. Also do well to
report anyone with oversea travel history.”
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