People’s Gazette
Dominic Ukpong, the Special Adviser on Heath Matters to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, said 44 people had so far died of COVID-19 in the state.
Mr Ukpong made the disclosure at the maiden Eket Christmas Festival on Friday.
“It is official that 44 people died in Akwa Ibom since COVID-19 started on April 1, 2020. We should not allow people to deceive us, COVID-19 is real.
“In our state, the area which has the highest COVID-19 number was Uyo Local Government Area (LGA), followed by Eket LGA and Ikot Ekpene LGA,” he said.
“Just about three days ago, we have about five cases of COVID-19 again but we have not been able to confirm whether it is Omicron or not,” Mr Ukpong added…
