Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike says the state does not have any new positive case of Covid-19.
He stated this on Friday in Abakaliki while briefing journalists on the ministry’s enlightenment campaign for individuals who took the first jab of the vaccine in the state to endeavour to take the second jab.
Umezurike noted that the state was still conducting tests for the disease but had not recorded any positive case at present.
“There is also no present case of cholera or lassa fever in the state as our ultra-modern isolation centre has no patient on admission.
“We are, however, presently emphasising on risk communication among the citizens and enjoining them to continue adhering to all COVID-19 protocols.
“People should visit the health centres nearest to them to be vaccinated without any cost,” he said.
The commissioner said that the state government received an initial 46,090 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine and had provided the same dosage for the second phase.
“We procured a combination of Astrazeneca and Modena vaccines for the second stage and therefore have enough vaccines for the citizens.
“We still procured the Astrazeneca vaccine in this second phase because the number of those who took the first jab of the vaccine and have defaulted in taking the second jab was high.
“We have intensified efforts to track these defaulters but still appeal to them to present themselves for the second jab.
“We are not administering the vaccine on pregnant women and nursing mothers and also, we check an individual’s blood-glucose level for those suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
“We concentrated on health workers, elderly people above 60 years and some strategic leaders in the first phase but we are presently vaccinating anyone above 18 years of age,” he said.