Edo State also discharged 34 more COVID-19 patients, who have tested negative for the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres to return to their families.
The Edo State Government has urged residents to strictly adhere to set guidelines to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as the death toll for the virus hits 77.
Okundia assured that the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration remains resolute and committed to containing the pandemic and protecting Edo people. The commissioner, who identified screening and testing as essential in the government’s efforts at containing the pandemic, noted: “The Edo State Government urges all citizens to comply with government directives, aimed at ensuring the health and safety of all Edo people.
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