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COVID-19: Delta Governor, Okowa, Wife Test Positive

In a tweet on Wednesday, Okowa said they will remain in isolation, and he asked the people of the state for prayers.

Less than 24 hours after the Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu announced that he tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19, another state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has also disclosed that he and his wife, Edith have both contracted the virus.

In a tweet on Wednesday, Okowa said they will remain in isolation, and he asked the people of the state for prayers.

“My wife and I have tested positive for COVID-19. We are well and continuing with our isolation/medication,” the governor tweeted.

“We thank you all for your continued prayers for us and our daughter.”

The development is coming five days after one of their daughters tested positive for the virus.

The governor and his wife went into isolation following the confirmation of their daughter’s status.

As at Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the Nigerian Centre for Diseases Control revealed that 965 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Delta. The state has the seventh highest number of cases in the country behind Lagos, FCT, Oyo, Kano, Edo, Rivers.

 

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