By our reporter| Five confirmed COVID-19 patients were discharged in Edo state on Friday after they tested negative twice for the virus.
The state governor, Godwin Obaseki made the disclosure via a tweet in his verified Twitter handle.
Obaseki tweeted, “I am pleased to announce that 5 of the confirmed cases in #EdoState have now tested negative twice for #Covid_19.”
“They have thus been discharged. This bolsters our resolve to defeat this common enemy, as we roll out more measures to check the spread of #Covid_19.”
Edo state as at April, 16, had 15 confirmed cases of the highly contagious virus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The state government 0n Thursday banned street trading as part of measures to restrict movement and enforce social distancing across the state.
The governor, earlier in the week equally revealed plans to ramp up testing for the virus in the state.
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