2 Spouses of patients down –FG
The Minister of Health, Prof. On­yebuchi Chukwu yesterday an­nounced that two new cases of Ebola have been record in the country.
Briefing the press in Abu­ja, the minister said the two new cases are the first two cases in secondary contacts of the index case, the Libe­rian-American, Mr. Patrick Sawyer.
According to Chukwu,” Nigeria has now recorded the first two cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in secondary contacts of the index case, the Liberian-American.
“The two patients are spouses of primary contacts of the Liberian-American. They are among the second­ary contacts that have been under surveillance.
“This now brings to four the total number of Ebola Virus Disease patients cur­rently receiving treatment at the isolation ward”.
According to him, this also means that the total number of Ebola Virus Disease cases so far reported in the country is 14. The number of deaths still remains five, while the number of those successfully managed and discharged also stands at five.
Chukwu further stated that the Federal Government, working with the Lagos State Government and other part­ners, will continue to main­tain vigilance, “continue to strengthen our containment and reassures the Nigerian public and the global com­munity that we will not relent until the very last case of the Ebola Virus Disease is seen in Nigeria.”

Nigeria records 2 new Ebola cases