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Cross River is COVID-19 free – Commissioner

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…announces successful containment of lone case



By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR



Cross River State has achieved a significant public health milestone with the successful treatment and discharge of its only confirmed COVID-19 case, rendering the state virus-free.



Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed that the solitary case, confirmed on April 16, 2026, by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) isolation centre, was s

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