The Enugu State Government has confirmed one new case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of the disease in the state to 16.
The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu.
Obi said that the confirmed positive case had a travel history.
He added that two earlier cases, being treated at the state isolation centre, had tested negative.
“Two more COVID-19 confirmed cases in Enugu State test negative as state records one positive case with travel history, in violation of inter-state transportation ban.
“The Enugu State Ministry of Health announces that two more active COVID-19 cases, undergoing treatment in Enugu State, have tested negative and are being assessed for discharge from the isolation and treatment centre,” the commissioner said.