Bayelsa State Government Gives Update On Recovery Of Coronavirus Patients

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Bayelsa State Government Gives Update On Recovery Of Coronavirus Patients

Bayelsa State Government has said that the State’s index case and two others have tested negative for coronavirus and would be discharged.

Dr Inodu Nathaniel, who is the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Health and co-Chairman of the State Taskforce on COVID-19, made the disclosure on Monday in Yenagoa, adding that an Abuja resident, a retiree in his early sixties who recently came to the State, tested positive to the virus.

Inodu said that over the last one week, 16 samples for coronavirus tests were sent to the Irrua Specialist Hospital Reference Laboratory in Edo, from Bayelsa.

He said

“Of these samples, 11 were for fresh suspected cases of Coronavirus, while five were samples for repeat testing from the confirmed cases at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Isolation Centre.

“As earlier stated, repeated tests of samples were conducted for the index case.

“The four confirmed cases linked to her are all still on admission at the (NDUTH) isolation centre.

“Two of these returned positive while three (including the index case), returned negative.

“So, the index case and the two others with negative results will be discharged later today (Monday), while the cases with positive results will remain at the Isolation centre for further treatment and observation.”

According to him, three of the results returned were positive for coronavirus, ten returned negative while three are pending.

However, he further stated that all listed contacts of the index case, including contacts of the other confirmed cases, had been discharged from self-quarantine after completing the mandatory 14 days, NAN reports.