BREAKING: APC Chairman tests positive for COVID-19

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Plateau State,Hon Letep Dabang has tested positive for COVID-19.

Disclosing his status Dabang said the results of the test he underwent a couple of days back returned Wednesday and it is positive.

Though at an asymptomatic stage, the APC Chairman has already gone into self isolation while treatment has also commenced on him in line with all COVID-19 protocols.

A close family source said though the party Chairman looks healthy, there is the need to pray for his speedy recovery even as samples of his family members have also been collected and results expected.

VAM News had earlier reported that 1,100 new Covid-19 cases sample returned positive on Wednesday. This is the second time in close to 10 months that over 1,000 cases will be reported in a single day count - the country had its highers daily figure ever with 1,145 cases recorded on December, 17 2020.