Ebie, Delta’s SSG, tests negative to coviod-19, discharged from treatment centre

Mr. Chiedu Ebie, Secretary to Delta State government.

Secretary to Government of Delta State, Mr. Chiedu Ebie has been discharged from the Covid-19 treatment centre after testing negative to the virus.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Mr. Olisa Ifeajika who made this known in a statement, said the SSG was discharged today, Sunday, July 12, 2020 from the centre where he had been receiving treatment for 21 days.

He said that the SSG’s discharge brought the number of discharged cases of the virus so far in the state to 583.  

Ifeajika added that as at Sunday, Delta had recorded 1,359 confirmed cases of the pandemic, with 745 of them active, while 31 lives had been lost to the virus.

He said that Ebie thanked Deltans and other Nigerians who prayed for him and had continued to pray for other patients of the virus, including members of the First Family of the state.

The CPS reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to combating the pandemic, and urged citizens to eschew prejudices and indiscipline.

According to him, the vices are militating against compliance with the COVID-19 protocols in the state.

He pointed out that adherence to the directive on the protocols would greatly minimise the spread of the virus in the state.