COVID-19: Three Suspected Cases Test Negative In Delta

Three suspected cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Delta State have tested negative for the virus.

The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who disclosed this on Wednesday on his facebook page, however said, the state would continue to be on the red alert to prevent any outbreak of the disease in the state.

Okowa had in a broadcast to the people of the state on Tuesday, revealed that the state was expecting results of three patients who reportedly exhibited symptoms of the virus from Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo, where their samples were taken for investigation.

While calling on the people to continue to abide by the measures that had been put in place by the government to check the spread of pandemic to the state, the governor noted that with the results of the three samples returning negative, Delta was yet to record any case of the disease since its outbreak in the country.

His post reads: “a little while ago, I received the results of three patients in Delta State who exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 from the medical team at Irrua Specialist Training Hospital in Edo.

“I am pleased to report that the results came back negative.

“In spite of the results, we remain on high alert and will continue to take all the necessary precautions to keep you all safe.

“I ask all the families and communities across our great state to continue to work with us by adhering to the measures that we have put in place.

“I also ask that you all continue to remain calm and disregard any fake news.

“On our part, as we have been doing, we will continue to update you on key developments through our official channels.

“We will get through this together.”