The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has tested negative to Coronavirus.
Diri’s test was obtained by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC.
A terse statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, said the test result was accredited laboratory in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State.
“The result showed that Diri had no evidence of COVID-19 infection,” Alabrah said.
Recall that the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed had recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, NCDC had announced that the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria stands at 65.
This followed 14 fresh confirmed cases across the country yesterday.
