The Adamawa Government, has discharged five COVID-19 patients after they were confirmed negative by the National Centre for disease control.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the state had 17 COVID-19 patients, while five were already discharged.
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of the state, announced the discharge of the patients on Monday in Yola.
He said that those discharged included the first index case in the state.
“We have five COVID-19 patients, who after several laboratory tests by the NCDC, were confirmed negative.
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“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.
“I congratulate all of you and wish that we integrated all of them with their family and into the society without any stigmatisation,” Fintiri said.
He prayed that the remaining 12 COVID-19 patients in the state would soon be discharged if their test result was confirmed negative.
(NAN)