COVID-19: 9 more patients discharged in Abuja

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has on Wednesday discharged 9 completely recovered Coronavirus patients.

Muhammed Bello, FCT minister who made this recognised in a tweet stated the sufferers have now returned to their residences after testing negative for the disease.

He added that the whole number of discharged sufferers in the FCT as at 5:50am on April 15 is now 20.

Dear FCT residents,

I am delighted to announce the discharge of additional nine (9) #COVID19 patients in the FCT after they tested negative. They have now returned to their homes.

The total number of discharged patients in the FCT is now 20 as at 5:50am, April 15th, 2020. pic.twitter.com/qIHmQzecok

— Mal. Muhd Musa Bello (@MuhdMusaBello) April 15, 2020

The minister, in a observe up tweet, revealed that of the newly discharged patients, two have been treated at the National Hospital Isolation & Treatment Centre whilst the different 7 had been treated at the UniAbuja Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre, Gwagwalada.

Out of the nine (9) newly discharged, two (2) were treated at the National Hospital Isolation & Treatment Centre while the other seven (7) were treated at the UniAbuja Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre, Gwagwalada

I urge FCT residents to adhere to all safety measures. #StaySafe

— Mal. Muhd Musa Bello (@MuhdMusaBello) April 15, 2020

It would be recalled that the FCT had on April 11 said the discharge of 4 sufferers receiving cure for coronavirus in Abuja.

With current reports, there are now 20 discharged Coronavirus sufferers and 58 tested cases in the FCT.