Third Wave Deaths in Edo COVID-19 Have Reached 33

The Edo State Government announced yesterday that the number of deaths of people who have not been immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine has increased.

It confirmed three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the state to 33 in the third wave of the pandemic.

Dr. Andrew Obi, the state COVID-19 Incident Manager, made the announcement following the state COVID-19 Taskforce’s daily virtual meeting, which was chaired by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the state Governor.

He added that out of 365 samples taken in the last 24 hours, the state documented 49 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 889 since the third wave of the pandemic began.

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The Incident Manager, who expressed concern about the rising number of infections and deaths caused by the virus, emphasized the importance of residents getting vaccinated as well as complying with non-pharmaceutical interventions to contain the pandemic, such as the mandatory use of facemasks in public and regular hand washing, among other things. Obi also advised Edo residents to take advantage of the second phase immunization opportunity to provide full protection against COVID-19, stating that vaccination is the safest and most effective way to combat the pandemic. “Edo State documented three more COVID-19-related deaths and 49 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, with a case positivity rate of 13.4 percent,” he said.

“We also reported 10 recoveries, with 614 current cases being monitored around the state at various treatment and isolation centers.”

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Obi said the state has vaccinated over 56,724 people since the second phase immunization began, with 50,430 people receiving Moderna vaccinations and 6,294 receiving AstraZeneca vaccines.

Only 38 of the 889 confirmed cases have received the COVID-19 vaccine, urging “all residents who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to come out for the second dose to get full protection against the virus, while others who have not been vaccinated to come out and get the vaccination.” The immunizations are risk-free, efficacious, and safe.”