The Edo government has said that at least, 53 healthcare workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the second wave of the pandemic in December.
The state’s Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi disclosed this during a meeting of the State Taskforce on Covid-19, chaired by Governor Godwin Obaseki on Thursday.
Dr. Obi also said the state had recorded eight new cases and one death in the last 24 hours.
“We have, in the last 24 hours, recorded eight new coronavirus cases and one new death,” Dr. Obi said. “240 samples were collected from the various screening and testing centres across the state.
“As of today, Thursday, January 14, 2021, we have 238 active cases of the virus in the state.
“Since the second wave of the deadly disease, Edo State has recorded 447 confirmed cases out of which 53 are health workers. The State has also recorded 202 recoveries and 12 deaths from the disease,” he said.
