*New laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases – 16

*Total laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases – 531

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*Number of cases on treatment – 193

*Number of cases discharged – 322

*Number of Laboratory-confirmed related deaths – 16

*Be Responsible!

*COVID-19 is real!

*Stay home when it is not absolutely necessary to go out

*Wear a facemask/covering whenever you must go out

*Keep a safe distance from other people at all times, which is social/physical distancing and avoid crowded places

*Practice good respiratory hygiene (when coughing or sneezing)

*Clean surfaces around you regularly with a solution of 1 part bleach and 99 parts of water (e.g. 1ml of bleach into 99 ml of water, mixed)

*Wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds under running water as often as possible

*And when facilities for handwashing are unavailable, sanitize your hands as often as possible using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer

*When You do these, you protect me, and when I do these, I protect you.

*If despite your efforts, however, you develop symptoms or know anyone who may have developed symptoms, please call the following numbers;

08182555550 or 09022333833 or the NCDC number 080097000010

*Someone will speak with you and get your details.

*Stay Safe!

Signed
Dr. Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu
Commissioner for Health, Enugu State