Edo recorded 36 new cases of COVID-19 in the last five days, the state
government has said.
The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr Andrew Obi, said it has also
recorded 198 cases of the virus since it started tracking the second
wave of the pandemic on Dec. 1, 2020.
Obi said that of the 36 new cases, 12 were reported at the University of
Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, while 24 cases were recorded at the
laboratory at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, also in the
state.
“From when we started tracking the second wave of the pandemic, we
currently have 104 active cases in the state. We have a case positivity
of 12.5 per cent,’’ he said.
He noted that the state government had reactivated its disease
surveillance system to manage the spread of the pandemic.
He urged residents of the state to take personal responsibility to
protect themselves and their loved ones.
“We are prepared to deal with the second wave of the pandemic, but the
people must play their roles. They should ensure they abide by the
precautionary measures set out by the government to curb the spread of
the virus. (NAN)