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The Enugu State Commissioner of Health, Dr Emmanuel Obi, has decried the low turnout of the residents of the state for COVID-19 test.
The commissioner also said there are 1738 cases in the state while 21 persons have died so far from the disease.
Dr Obi said several residents were yet to come to terms with the reality of the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, making rapid testing difficult.
Dr. Obi during a joint media briefing with his information counterpart, Hon. Chidi Aroh, said, “there are 296 active cases, 1421 discharged, and 21 deaths.”
On efforts to ramp up testing, the commissioner said though sample collection centres were opened in each of the 17 Local Government Areas, “response is not encouraging. Our people are not coming out for testing.”
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 15 members of the National youth Service Corps NYSC currently at the orientation camp at Awgu, local government area of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, have tested positive for the dreaded Coronavirus, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Emmanuel Obi, has disclosed.
He also announced that at least 187 health workers had been infected with the deadly novel pandemic since its outbreak in Nigeria and the state.
Dr Obi, who made this known during a press briefing Wednesday in Enugu added that the state has so far, recorded a total of 9,591 cases since its outbreak this year.