The index case of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Delta State has been discharged, according to Dr Onome Ogueh, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Delta State University (DELSU) Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dr Ogueh made the disclosure while addressing the State COVID-19 Case Management Team led by Dr. Ann Ojimba and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) representative in the State, Dr. Otoh Daniel at the University premises.
According to Ogueh, the index case, alongside two other COVID-19 patients were discharged on Thursday after testing negative twice for the virus.
Recall that the index case, which is the first case of COVID-19 to be reported in Delta, arrived at the DELSUTH isolation centre on the 7th April, 2020.
The DELSUTH director thanked the State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye for their proactive approach and support to the isolation/treatment centre.
He said the approach and support resulted in the quick recovery of the first set of discharged patients from the centre.
The director also thanked the DELSUTH COVID-19 response team for their commitment in the treatment and care of the patients in spite of the dangers to themselves.
Meanwhile, a new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Ika South Local Government Area of the State on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the State to 23.
With 4 deaths of COVID-19 patients recorded in the State, and the discharge of 9 patients so far, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the State now stands at 10.
Meanwhile, TNG learnt that three of the four new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Warri on Wednesday are health workers in the State.
It was gathered that the health workers alleged to be all medical doctors were among workers who have been attending to COVID-19 patients at the Central Hospital, where one of the isolation/treatment centres of the State is located.