4 More Patients Discharged As 3 New Ebola Cases Are Confirmed

monjola sotubo

August 19, 2014 9:04 AM

Four patients who were being treated for the disease have recovered and have been discharged

There was good and bad news as regards the status of Ebola in Nigeria yesterday as 4 people were discharged from quarantine but 3 additional cases of the disease were confirmed.

The Commissioner of Health in Lagos, Dr. Jide Idris disclosed the discovery of the 3 new cases. He said:

“As at yesterday, (Sunday), we had three new suspected cases. One of them is a blood sample from Kaduna State, while the two others are from Lagos and they are primary contacts. A reason for this was that they do not have the laboratory to test for the virus.

“What we have now is that, there are four people dead, including the index (Mr. Patrick Sawyer). We have eight in the isolation ward before Saturday when we released the doctor, and this doctor was released after testing negative and going through the World Health Organisation, WHO and Centre for Disease Control, CDC, procedures for discharge.

The release of four patients who were treated for the disease was announced by the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu.

This brings to 5 the number of people who have reportedly recovered from the disease and been discharged.

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