The Enugu State Government last night discharged the remaining COVID-19 patient from Treatment and Isolation Centre in the state.

In a statement by the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ik Obi, noted that the second and the only remaining patient at the isolation centre had tested negative and accordingly discharged.

He recalled that the NCDC had announced two cases of COVID-19 in the state who were in isolation and receiving care.

“Yesterday, the Enugu State Ministry of Health announced that one patient had been discharged.

“Two of them are now negative for the Coronavirus and have been discharged,” the statement noted.

“We encourage our people to continue to stay home, try not to touch your face without having washed your hands, maintain strict hand and respiratory hygiene, wear a facemask in line with the NCDC’s advisory and maintain physical distancing”.