Abia records 5 new COVID-19 cases, 3 of them returnees from Lagos

Abia State government on Monday announced that the state had recorded five new COVID-19 cases.

The state Governor Okezie Ikpeazu revealed this during a press conference at the governor’s lodge in Aba.

According to the governor, of the five patients, three returned to the state from Lagos State, while the remaining two patients had no travel history.

The governor said the patients had been admitted at the state isolation center for treatment.

READ ALSO: Bauchi discharges another set of 20 COVID-19 patients

He added that the state health officers had begun contact tracing of the infected patients.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now