Ekiti State commissioner for Health and Humanities, Dr Oyebanji Filani has disclosed that 74 persons have tested positive to covid- 19 in the state.He said Vaccination remains the most effective means of curbing the pandemic.
The disclosure was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the ministry of Health and Human Services that the new case was recorded after the celebration of Eid – El- Kabir.
The statement further advised citizen to adhere strictly to government’s public health and social measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The measures included: Wearing of facemasks in public gatherings, Maintaining hand hygiene through proper hand- washing or use of alcohol-based hand rub, Social or physical distancing, reporting at the nearest health facility when sick, Getting tested and isolating if positive
and adherence to Covid-19 measures by banks and other institutions.
While given the total number of those vaccinated in Ekiti State, the commissioner said “384,730 persons are fully vaccinated, however this is not sufficient to achieve herd immunity, hence the re-enforcement of preventive protocols”
Dr. Filani added that, the State has trained and deployed over 80 mobile vaccination teams and 177 health facility-based teams across all Local Government in the State. He further encouraged Citizens to visit the vaccination post nearest to them to get their complete Covid-19 jabs.
The commissioner assured that the State Government would continue to engage with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and other partners to ensure constant availability and accessibility of vaccines while heightening surveillance activities to ensure quick detection and mitigation of the spread of COVID-19.
