Cross River State has recorded its first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case.
The disclosure neither came from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) nor the Commissioner for Health/Chairman of COVID-19 Task Force, Dr. Betta Edu.
Rather, it came from the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme.
In a circular on Thursday, the don reportedly said a patient’s COVID-19 test result came back to Calabar positive.