The Cross River State Government reported a new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, announced this at a news conference in Calabar, the state capital.
According to Ayuk, the first reported case of the outbreak involved a Chinese national who worked with Lafarge and flew into the country on March 17 before falling ill. He stated that the Chinese’s condition became worse at the medical facility in his office, and he was taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).
Although he stated that there had been silent infections and clear cases from time to time.
“But we are determined that for every ailment, every disease or outbreak, if it is identified here in the state, there should be no alarm.
“The state will do well in terms of surveillance or containment of an outbreak. Whatever it is, we will do our best to contain it. So, there is no alarm.
“When this case was reported about three or four days ago, we decided to be careful to confirm and ensure that the processes involved in identifying and confirming every case of COVID-19 are duly followed."
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