Three coronavirus patients discharged in Ogun state
The Ogun State Government on Thursday announced discharged of three coronavirus patients from it’s isolation centres in the State, and have thereafter reunited with their families
Penpushing reports that, Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker made this known at a press conference, explaining that this brought the total number of discharged patients to six, adding that that were discharged having being confirmed to tested negative to the virus
The commissioner, however, disclosed that there are still three active patients currently being treated at an isolation centre in the State, expressing confidence that the State would definitely win fight against the spread of the virus.
Penpushing further reports that, Coker equally, advised residents on need to continue to adhere strictly to all the precautionary measures put in place, adding, “the State cannot allow in surge in cases and the attendant risk of community transmission. So far, we have identified 210 persons who had contacts with the positive cases, out of which 110 underwent the required 14 days quarantine period.
“Only 2 of this number tested positive, the remaining 108 tested negatives on completion of the quarantine period.100 others are however are still observing the quarantine period and are being observed and monitored by our specialist doctors and other healthcare workers.Thus, we have only 3 active cases and they are being treated by our doctors and other healthcare workers in one of our Isolation and Treatment Centres.”
The commissioner said the first fully State funded Molecular Lab in the country by the State government has been delivered and installed, adding, “we are only awaiting the accreditation of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for it to commence full operation. This will significantly boost the efforts of the state to test individuals with suspected symptoms.”
“The State has finalised the installation of Mobile Testing Booths to be deployed across the state, particularly around the vulnerable areas such as our communities bordering Lagos to stem community transmission into Ogun State.”
“With the above measures in place, we should be able to have one-day return of test results for anyone suspected of having COVID-19 symptoms in the State”, the commissioner added.
