COVID-19: Edo records 38 new cases, 46 recoveries

By : NAN

Date: 26 February 2021 3:47pm WAT

[FILES] Health official push oxygen cylinder on a troley to treat COVID-19 patients suffering from acute respiratory challenge at a ward in Lagos State Isolation Centre, Yaba on January 22, 2021.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria is increasing rapidly following daily report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) even as Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital accounted for the highest number of cases in the country.

The Edo government on Friday in Benin said the state recorded 38 new cases and 46 recoveries from coronavirus as the government intensified efforts to contain the second wave of the pandemic.

The state COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr Andrew Obi, said this during a virtual meeting of the state COVID-19 Task Force.

Obi urged residents to complement the government’s efforts at containing the pandemic by strictly adhering to all safety and health guidelines.

According to him, Edo in the last 24 hours, recorded 38 new cases and 46 recoveries with 581 active cases that are being managed at various treatment and isolation centres in the state.

“We appeal to everyone to support the Gov. Godwin Obaseki-led administration in ensuring the health and safety of all citizens by complying with guidelines against the spread of the second wave of COVID-19.

“Wear your facemask when in public, wash your hands regularly under running water, use alcohol-based hand sanitisers and observe social distancing,” he said.