Adedokun Waliyu 
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has confirmed the 4th and 5th cases of coronavirus disease in the State.
Umahi who announced this in a statement released on Sunday morning, said the two patients that tested positive were 24-year-old female hair dresser and a 22-year-old man respectively.
According to him, the 24-yr-old patient is a female who is a hair dresser from Ogwu Uburu in Umuobuna ward in Ohaozara LGA, and resides at no. 30 Queen Close, Okpara Avenue, and returned with her family members on 27th of April to Ogwu Uburu.
“She was picked from Uburu to Stadium (quarrantine centre). She happens to be one of the contacts of the 3rd positive case Ebonyi recorded on the 1st of May”, Umahi added.
He further explained that the 22-year-old man was a returnee from Lagos who was going to Ishieke in Ebonyi LGA where he was caught by security officer and brought to stadium on Monday 27th of April 2020.
“His sample was collected, tested and result came out positive”, Governor Umahi said.
The statement further said: “His Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State has announced the 4th and 5th case of Covid-19 patients in Ebonyi yesterday 2nd May, 2020.
“The two patients that tested positive are 24-years-old and 22-years-old respectively.”
“The 24-year-old patient is a female and a hair dresser from Ogwu Uburu in Umuobuna ward in Ohaozara LGA. She resides at no. 30 Queen Close Okpara Avenue and returned with her family members on 27th to Ogwu Uburu.”
“She was picked from Uburu to Stadium. She happens to be one of the contacts of the 3rd positive case Ebonyi recorded on the 1st of May.”
“While the 5th Patient is a 22 year old man, who lives at No 197 Eshibiri, Ojo LGA Lagos. He Said to have left Lagos on the 26th of April 2020, and entered Ebonyi – Enugu Nkalagu Border and took a bus to Ezzambo Junction.”
“There after, he entered car from Ezzamgbo Junction to Effium where he entered okada to Ede Ishieke in Ebonyi LGA where he was caught by security officer who now brought him to stadium on Monday 27-4-2020. His sample was collected, tested and result came out positive. The two patients have been isolated and moved to our treatment center”.
The Governor also encouraged Ebonyi residents to be very vigilant as he thanked God for the strategy Ebonyi deployed; just as thanked all those who had been committed in the fight against this virus.
Umahi also announced that those being treated of the virus were responding to treatments.
