CoronaVirus Updates
Abia State Gov Okezie Ikpeazu tests positive for Coronavirus
BY EMMANUEL OGWU
Abia State Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, led the list of 67 confirmed cases of coronavirus recorded in the state on Sunday.
Commissioner for information, John Okiyi Kalu, announced this in a statement on Monday.
He said the governor had gone into isolation before his result returned positive.
The governor, according to the commissioner, had instructed his deputy governor to act pending when he resumes duty.
“Consequent on the above, the Governor has directed his Deputy, Rt Hon Ude Oko Chukwu, to act on his behalf pending his full resumption of duties.
“We wish to urge all Abians to take the fight against COVID-19 serious as the disease is real but not a death sentence. Our state has the resources to manage patients back to good health,” the commissioner stated.
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With 67 new cases, Abia topped Nigeria’s COVID-19 index table on day 101 of the country’s battle against the global pandemic, out of a total 260 new confirmed cases reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), June 27, 2020.
Also, a total of 12 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in Nigeria same day.
Cross River State remains the only state without a case so far.
Till date, 12,486 cases have been confirmed, 3,959 cases have been discharged and 354 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 260 new cases were reported as follows: Abia (67), FCT (40), Lagos (38), Ogun (19), Gombe (16), Edo (14), Imo (9), Kwara (8), Katsina (8), Nasarawa (8), Borno (8), Kaduna (6), Bauchi (5), Ekiti (4), Niger (2), Ondo (2), Plateau (2), Kano (2),Sokoto (2).