The Imo State government led by Governor Hope Uzodinma has confirmed one new case arising from the deadly COVID-19 disease in the state which now brings the total number of infections recorded to three.
This was revealed on Monday by the Commissioner for Health, Dr (Mrs.) Damaris Osunkwo, who said all three patients were doing well in the isolation centre where they were receiving treatment.
“So far we still have three confirmed cases of COVID- 19 in our state. They are all doing well at the isolation and treatment centre,” she stated.
READ ALSO: Imo State Governorship Election Case Closed
Speaking further, Dr Osunkwo said the third and newly confirmed case is a 43-year- old returnee from Kano State who arrived his home in Ehime Obowo local government area recently.
She added that contacts had been listed and followed up, adding that samples have also been taken from people considered highly exposed to him and already sent to the laboratory.
Opinions
Jupiter’s atmosphere is regulated by ammonia storms, research reveals
The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter just revealed mechanisms driving mammoth storms in the Jovian atmosphere. Storms on Jupiter form ammonia-rich…
Google is determined to ruin Gmail
I’ve never held any particularly strong feelings for email clients. I didn’t care when Mailbox shuttered, and I barely batted an…
Apple clashes with Microsoft, Google, and Facebook over cloud gaming
Mommy and Daddy are fighting again — by which I mean, the big tech companies are fighting over their ventures…
IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system
Only a handful of countries (Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, and China) have nation-wide earthquake early-warning systems. Isn’t that weird? Many other…