Edo State Government has discharged five out of the 15 confirmed patients, who tested positive for Coronavirus in the state.
Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, in a post on Twitter on Friday said the five persons were discharged after testing negative for the pandemic twice.
He said;
I am pleased to announce that five of the confirmed cases in Edo State have now tested negative twice for COVID-19. They have thus been discharged. This bolsters our resolve to defeat this common enemy, as we roll out more measures to check the spread of COVID-19.
I am pleased to announce that 5 of the confirmed cases in #EdoState have now tested negative twice for #Covid_19. They have thus been discharged.
This bolsters our resolve to defeat this common enemy, as we roll out more measures to check the spread of #Covid_19 .#EdoCares
— Godwin Obaseki (GGO) (@GovernorObaseki) April 17, 2020
Meanwhile, Co-Chairman, Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19, Abdulrazaq Garba Habib, has tested positive to the virus.
Habib, a professor of infectious and tropical diseases, had since been admitted to the state isolation centre at Kwanar Dawakin.
He has been actively involved in rapid response to all confirmed cases in Kano but contracted the virus during clinical services.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had on March 21 inaugurated an action committee aimed at ensuring effective preparation against Coronavirus.
This comes after Kano State recorded its first death from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as infection rate in the state increases.
The State Ministry of Health confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday while the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed that as at press time, there are 21 cases in Kano state.
