4th June, 2020
By Maureen Ojinaka
The Enugu State Government has announced nine COVID-19 new cases, bringing the total caseload to 27.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, announced this on Thursday.
Obi said that the last announcement that gave 19 as the total was an error.
According to him, there were three newly confirmed positive cases in the state, the previous day, and six newly confirmed cases late evening of Wednesday (June 3).
He added that another previously positive case has responded to treatment, tested negative and discharged.
“Consequently, the total number of cases of COVID-19 in Enugu State at the moment is 27 (13 active and 14 discharged, no death),” the commissioner explained.
Obi said the discharged patient remained in quarantine for the period of clarification of the result.
“The quickly repeated test helped to avoid, for the individual, the experience of being wrongly admitted into an isolation and treatment centre,” Obi said.
He added that prior to this update, the state had recorded 18 cases, including five active and 13 discharged.
The commissioner further explained that case Number 19 was a 55-year-old male, from Enugu East Local Government Area, with no positive travel history.
According to him, Case 20 is a 17-year-old male from Udi Local Government Area.
He was exposed to an individual that had returned to Enugu briefly for a burial ceremony.
The contact returned to Delta State where he tested positive for COVID-19.
He gave a detailed accounts and particulars of all other new cases recorded.
The commissioner said it was pertinent to inform the public that community transmission is gradually being established in the State.