{"id":34512,"date":"2021-01-06T16:48:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34512"},"modified":"2021-01-06T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:41:54","slug":"edo-confirms-five-covid-19-deaths-discharges-113-cases-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/edo-confirms-five-covid-19-deaths-discharges-113-cases-2","title":{"rendered":"Edo confirms five COVID-19 deaths, discharges 113 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Edo State government on Tuesday confirmed five new COVID-19 related deaths in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 Incident Manager in Edo, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this in a statement in Benin, said 113 patients had recovered from the virus and discharged from the state\u2019s isolation facilities.<\/p>\n<p>.He said the government started tracking the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on December 1 last year, adding that the state had recorded 234 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Obi said: \u201cAt that time, the government had recorded a fatality rate of two percent and a case positivity rate of 23.1 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>READ ALSO: Edo records 14 fresh COVID-19 cases<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He admonished the people of the state to take the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rate of positive cases since the start of the year is worrisome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince January 1, we have recorded 46 confirmed COVID-19 cases. This is alarming. People must take personal responsibility to halt the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to observe the safety protocols so as to protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus,\u201d the incident manager added.<\/p>\n<p>Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Edo State government on Tuesday confirmed five new COVID-19 related deaths in the state. 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