Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, confirmed on Wednesday that the latest result of his principal’s COVID-19 test was returned positive.
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Daily Trust reports that the development followed the test results of some of the governor’s close aides who also returned positive in the past few weeks.
Akase, however, stated that though the governor has not shown any symptoms of the disease, he has commenced treatment as prescribed by medical personnel.
He advised those who have come in contact with him in the last couple of days to go for test and importantly, those who came in contact with other persons who tested positive for the virus should go for test to ascertain their COVID-19 status.
