Linus Oota, Lafia
Nineteen coronavirus patients in Nasarawa have been discharged after recovering and testing negative twice to the virus.
Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this while chatting with journalists shortly after inspecting ongoing works at the Infectious Diseases Control and Diagnostic Centre, Lafia on Tuesday.
The Governor stated the state has 12 actives cases and one death after the latest discharge.
Sule expressed satisfaction despite the establishment of several isolation centres across the state, most of them don;t have patients.
According to him: “We have been very lucky, we had total of 32 cases. As at this morning, we have had one death and 19 that have already been discharged.
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“They have turned negative again and they have been discharged. Of the 32 cases, we only have 12 active cases.”
Commenting on the progress of work at the Infectious Diseases Centre, the Governor said the first phase of project, which entails the physical structure of the facility, is at 95 percent completion.
He explained government was rushing to complete the project to adequately prepare for future emergencies in terms of mitigating the outbreak of infectious diseases such as Lassa Fever, Ebola as well as any future eruption of virus.
Sule however noted that the second phase of the project, which entails equipping the facility, will be capital intensive but that his administration is working tirelessly to ensure the completion of the project.
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