The Edo State Government has expressed deep concern over the rising rate of COVID-19 infection among the younger population, appealing to residents to adhere to the preventive measures so as to curtail the spread and prevent its associated death.
Speaking at a press conference in Benin, Pius Ononigwe, Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) representative in Edo State, said there is a high distribution of cases seen in ages from 21 to 30 as against the distribution of cases that used to be centred more between ages 31 and 40 in the first and second wave.
“As we begin to see cases in the younger population, deaths may also be possible in this younger population. The general population is now at risk and these measures must be something everybody must adhere to”, Ononigwe said.
Speaking in like manner, team lead of Edo State COVID-19 Case Management, osagie Ebomwonyi , said the test positivity rate had increased to 19.2 percent, noting that the virus is now spreading among young persons, who in turn transmit it to their parents and elderly ones.
According to Ebomwonyi, in the last 24 hours, the state had confirmed 65 new cases, recorded four new deaths which has taken the total number of confirmed COVID-19-related deaths in the third wave of the pandemic in the state to 30.
Among the new deaths recorded, he said three were unvaccinated while one was vaccinated in the United States of America but died from several complications that was aggravated by the viral infection.
Earlier, Osamwonyi Irowa, Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Health, said: “We are seeing deaths coming on every day. Yesterday, we lost four persons and one of the persons that died is below 50 years of age which means young persons are at risk of dying.”
“No medications, even outside vaccines, can give you 100 per cent performance. We have percentage ascribe to all medical treatments, including vaccines”, he added.
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