COVID-19 Fear Grows, As Akwa Ibom Records 156 Cases In 2 Weeks With Three Deaths
Afnews Editor
Jul 23, 2021
No fewer than 156 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Akwa Ibom in the last two weeks since the advent of Delta variant and the third wave of the virus.
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The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, disclosed this in a press conference in Uyo on Thursday.
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Ekuwem, who is also the Chairman of the State's COVID-19 Committee, said that the number of cases rose from five to 156 while three deaths were recorded.
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He said that while the global COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world since its emergence in 2019, the first case was diagnosed on April 1, 2020, in Akwa Ibom.
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"Since then, His Excellency, Gov. Udom Emmanuel had put in place proactive measures to curb the spread of the virus. Over the past two weeks, cases of COVID-19 within the state have risen from five to 156.
"This increase, when considered in the light of the new Delta variant of the virus, which has now been isolated in Nigeria, calls for a renewal of our collective effort at preventing the spread of Covid-19 virus infection in our state,ÔÇØ Ekuwem said.
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He called on residents of the state to obey all COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.
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Ekuwem said that all COVID-19 monitoring mechanisms have been reactivated to ensure strict compliance with guidelines and protocols, to assist the state combat the new wave.
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"The state government also advised citizens to ensure that social distancing in tricycles and in mini-buses and wearing of face masks are to be strictly complied with.
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"Religious houses (churches and mosques) should run at half capacity and services should last not more than one hour.
"Hotels, sit-outs, clubs, schools, transport companies, Supermarkets, Banks, Pharmacies should all ensure compliance with all COVID-19 preventive measures in their facilities.
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"Report any suspicious symptoms such as fever, cough, difficulty in breathing and body pains and weakness to the nearest COVID-19 facility or use the following helplines 08000275664, 08189411111,ÔÇØ the SSG said.
Ekuwem gave the assurance that the State molecular laboratories were fully functional and tests for COVID-19 were being done regularly.
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— Afnews Editor