By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta

Ogun State Government has said that there is no confirmed case of the Delta Variant of Covid-19 within the state.

Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker stated this in Abeokuta while reacting to the news in some quarters where her earlier call for strict adherence to public health guidelines and report of 15 new cases in the isolation centre was mistaken for the new strain of the dreaded disease.

Dr. Coker said although some states have recorded the new variant but there is no such case in Ogun State till date.

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She said the need to adhere to all the non-pharmacological guidelines of wearing face mask properly, washing hands frequently, use of hand sanitiser, maintaining physical distance and refraining from unnecessary social gatherings given the high transmission rate of the Delta Variant is important at this period.

“Ogun State has not recorded any case of the Delta Variant of Covid-19. The press release I issued was aimed at calling for strict adherence to the stipulated guidelines considering the increase in the cases we are experiencing nationwide at the moment.”