Delta State has recorded
its first coronavirus case as the total confirmed cases in the country jumped
to 254.
This is following the
announcement of 16 new cases of #COVID19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC).
Of the 16 fresh
cases, Lagos, the epicentre of the virus since its outbreak in the country, has
10 cases, two in the Federal Capital Territory, two in Oyo, one in Delta, its the first case, and one in Katsina.
NCDC, in a tweet
Tuesday night, said, “As at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of
#COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six
deaths.”
Ifeanyi
Okowa, Delta State governor, confirmed the development, but called
for calm, saying that the state would overcome.
“This evening, a
patient in Delta State tested positive for the #COVID19 virus. This index case
is already receiving the necessary treatment at one of our isolation centres.
Tomorrow morning (Wednesday), I will be addressing our citizens on developments
surrounding this case,” Okowa said on Tuesday.
“Again, I ask that
you all remain calm at this time and continue to adhere to the precautionary
measures and isolation directives that we have put in place to keep you and
your families safe. I have no doubt whatsoever that we will all get through
this together,” he said.
The Delta case was
recorded in Warri, the commercial nerve centre of the State, sources said on Tuesday
night.
The index case has
been evacuated to the state isolation centre at the Delta State University
Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara.
Despite the
governor’s call for clam, there has been anxiety in the state, especially in
Warri where the index case was reportedly recorded.
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