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BY Ebunoluwa Olafusi
The Akwa Ibom state government has discharged another batch of 26 COVID-I9 patients who have fully recovered following treatment in it medical facilities.
Dominic Ukpong, honorary special adviser to the governor on health matters, disclosed this on Saturday while briefing reporters at the Ibom Multi-Speciality Hospital, Uyo.
Ukpong, who is also the state incident manager of COVID-19 pandemic, said the facility is now managing only one new positive case from the 45 persons that were tested recently.
“Our joy today is because we have discharged 26 people and we are happy because we are not reporting any death, as I speak to you now we have only one new case from the forty five test conducted yesterday,” he said.
“We have so far tested 1,300 patients and we’ve recorded only 8 deaths, we are not happy that we lost any one, but those ones who died had lots of existing diseases which in medical parlance is referred to as comorbidities which includes conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney failure, liver failure, some of them pulmonary failure, lung failure and multiple organ failure; when you have such situations and COVID-19 comes on you it may be difficult to safe you, but God has been with us and we are here to celebrate the mercy of God upon us.”
He called for the support and passion shown towards the health of the citizens in the state.
Ukpong who warned on the possibility of re-infection among those discharged, advised that safety measures should be maintained by those who have been given clean bill of health.
Augustine Umoh, commissioner for health, described the event as a remarkable response to COVID-19 pandemic and explained that COVID-19 is real.
He warned that people should observe safety protocols to help mitigate the spread of the pandemic.
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