Bayelsa State has discharged two COVID-19 patients.
The Co- Chairman, Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force, Dr. Inodu Apoku, made this known in a statement on Saturday.
He said the patients, who were admitted at the isolation centre at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, were linked to the index case that was discharged about a week ago.
Apoku, who is also the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, disclosed that the repeated tests of the remaining cases linked to the index case were negative.
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He said: “These patients have also met all other Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, guidelines for discharge.
“Consequently, they have been discharged today (Saturday).
“So there is only one active COVID-19 case in the state after discharging the index case and the other four linked cases.”
