The Delta State Government has announced that
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, has been discharged
from the Isolation Centre in Asaba where he was being treated for COVID-19.
According to Mr Olisa Ifeajika, the Chief Press
Secretary to the Governor, Ebie, who had been at the isolation centre for 21
days, was discharged on Sunday after testing negative for the virus.
He said that the SSG’s discharge brought the
number of discharged cases of the virus so far in the state to 583.
Ifeajika added that as at Sunday, Delta had
recorded 1,359 confirmed cases of the pandemic, with 745 of them active, while
31 lives had been lost to the virus.
He said that Ebie thanked Deltans and other
Nigerians who prayed for him and had continued to pray for other patients of
the virus, including members of the First Family of the state.
The CPS reaffirmed the state government’s
commitment to combating the pandemic, and urged citizens to eschew prejudices
and indiscipline.
According to him, the vices are militating
against compliance with the COVID-19 protocols in the state.
He pointed out that adherence to the directive
on the protocols would greatly minimise the spread of the virus in the state.
PRESS UNIT
GOVT.
HOUSE,ASABA
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