COVID-19: Adamawa index case, 4 others discharged

By : NAN

Date: 11 May 2020 7:35pm WAT

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Adamawa Government says its COVID-19 index case was among the five patients discharged on Monday in Yola.

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri told newsmen that with the discharge, the state now has 12 active cases in its isolation centre.

The governor said the five patients were discharged after tests by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed them negatively.

“I have the privilege and honour to ask the frontline health workers to discharge the five gentlemen, including the first index case in the state.