The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi
Coker, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta.
She lamented the rise in the number of
cases within the month compared with having only two cases in June.
She explained that four patients are
currently receiving treatments at one of the isolation centres in the state,
which according to her, was practically empty in the last one month.
The commissioner who confirmed that two new
deaths were equally recorded, advised residents to adhere strictly to public
health and social measures.
“Ogun has experienced a gradual rise in
cases with 15 new cases in the last two weeks, compared to two cases in the
whole month of June 2021.
“Four persons are currently being managed
in the isolation centre that have been empty in the last one month.
“Also, we have recorded two new deaths in
the last three weeks,” she said.
Coker said it had, therefore, become
imperative for government to curtail the spread of the virus among the people.
This, she said was necessary considering
the fact that eight out of 20 local government areas in the state share border
with Lagos State with a major international airport.
According to her, the response team at both
the state and local government areas are being re-energised for prompt and
effective response.
“While NCDC is currently working
frantically to ensure surveillance of the Delta variant in the country, Ogun
government is re-energising her response team at the state and local government
level for prompt and effective response.
“Risk communication is being embarked upon
at community levels too and we’re working with the Federal Port Health
Authority to ensure passengers are screened at the land crossings in the state.
“Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC)
focal persons in our health facilities have been alerted to step up IPC
measures, while we have deployed rapid test kits to major secondary and
tertiary health facilities to test patients who are to undergo surgeries,
patients with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 and persons who want to know
their status,” Coker added.
She noted that the state government would
embark on mobilisation for test at five high-burdened local government areas,
which are: Abeokuta South, Ado-Odo/Ota, Ikenne, Obafemi Owode and Sagamu.
She, therefore, urged residents to ensure
strict adherence to public health and social measures in place and to avail
themselves of the opportunity of being vaccinated against COVID-19 virus.
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