Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has on Wednesday discharged nine fully recovered Coronavirus patients.
Muhammed Bello, FCT minister who made this known in a tweet said the patients have now returned to their homes after testing negative for the disease.
He added that the total number of discharged patients 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. Mohd Musa Bello (@MuhdMusaBello) April 15, 2020
The minister, in a follow up tweet, revealed that of the newly discharged patients, 2 were treated at the National Hospital Isolation & Treatment Centre while the other 7 were 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. Mohd Musa Bello (@MuhdMusaBello) April 15, 2020
It would be recalled that the FCT had on April 11 reported the discharge of four patients receiving treatment for coronavirus in Abuja.
With recent reports, there are now 20 discharged Coronavirus patients and 58 confirmed cases in the FCT.
