The Enugu State Government has confirmed it recorded a fourth case of COVID-19, four days after the third case.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, in a statement on Friday night, said that a patient is a 39-year-old man who lives and works in Lagos but returned to Enugu on the 22nd of April.

Dr Obi said,

“This new case is a 39-year-old who used to live and work in Lagos. Recently this person travelled back to Enugu on the 22nd of April, took ill subsequently and reported to a mission hospital in the state.

“Staff of the hospital alerted the State COVID-19 response team days later and samples were taken on the 29th of April which have turned out to be positive today, 1st May 2020. This new case is not a contact of the 3rd case.

“Thus far cases reported in Enugu have had positive travel history. This means four cases have tested positive in Enugu, two have been discharged and now, 2 are currently positive.

“Greater vigilance at the ports of entry into Enugu State is advised. We are now reporting cases that are not primary contacts of confirmed cases.”