Akwa Ibom discharges two COVID-19 patients

The Akwa Ibom State government said on Saturday that two COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities.

Akwa Ibom has 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, who disclosed this to journalists in Uyo, said the two persons had been certified COVID-19 free by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

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“The development brought to 16, the total number of patients that had been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities since April 1,” the commissioner added.

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