Governor Okezie Ikpeazu recovers from COVID-19

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has recovered from COVID-19. It was reported that he tested negative for the virus on Friday, July 3.

On June 8, the governor went into isolation after he tested positive for COVID-19.

His recovery was announced in a statement from the Commissioner of Information of the state, John Okiyi Kalu. It reads,

”To the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020.

Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). Thank you.”