Akwa Ibom State has lost another life to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and recorded three new cases during its contact tracing exercise. AkwaIbom Coronavirus COVID19 Nigeria
Governor Udom Emmanuel disclosed this yesterday at Government House, Uyo, while giving update on COVID-19 in the state. The new death brings to two the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state. According to Emmanuel, the state now has six active cases.
“We would not accept cases of dumping any longer. A situation where you bring a patient in total unconsciousness, and few hours later, the person would just give up the ghost, we wont accept that any longer,” he said. The governor, however, reported that the state recorded remarkable successes in terms of treatment of minor symptoms.
Co-chairman of the state’s COVID-19 Committee and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Inodu Apoku, disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen on the activities of the committee.
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