A’Ibom Discharges 26 COVID-19 Patients From Isolation Centre

The Akwa Ibom State Government says the COVID-19 Incident Management Committee has discharged 26 people confirmed to have recovered fully from coronavirus.
Special Adviser to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Health Matters, Dr Dominic Ukpong, disclosed this in Uyo last Saturday.
Ukpong said that the 26 people were discharged from Ibom Specialist Hospital Centre.
He said the state had also recorded one new case from the last 45 samples tested, saying that it had so far treated and discharged over 200 patients.
Ukpong, also the immediate past Commissioner for Health, said that over 1,300 people had been tested in the state.
He said that the state had also followed up 1, 053 contact cases, out of which 900 had been duly discharged.
He, however, said that eight people died due to other underlying health challenges, such as hypertension and respiratory illnesses.
“I want to thank Gov. Udom Emmanuel for his passion for the health of Akwa Ibom citizens. He spends time with the incident management team every night to talk about the welfare of patients; not one day has passed without his care,” Ukpong said.
He warned that there was a possibility of an infected person who had been treated and discharged to be re-infected.
“Do not take chances. Wear your face mask after face shield; the face shield is not a suitable replacement for mask,” he said.
Newly sworn-in Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh, gave assurance that the state would overcome COVID-19 pandemic, only if everyone would cautiously follow the precautionary measures to protect themselves.
“We consider it another remarkable and happy day for government and the people of the state. We can overcome COVID-19 by applying all that we have been advised,” Umoh said.