At least two members of the Ebonyi State Executive Council have tested positive for Covid-19, sources said on Friday in Abakaliki.
The cabinet members are among the 80 confirmed cases in the state so far.
Following the health status of the commissioners, Governor David Umahi on Thursday directed all other members of the executive council to go for test as they may have had contact with those who tested positive.
The names of the affected officials were not disclosed.
Information Commissioner Uchenna Orji merely said: “All EXCO members and government officials, especially of the Ministries of Finance and Budget, are advised to undergo COVID-19 test” within one week.
Sources said Finance and Budget Commissioner Ogbonnaya Chukwu and the Principal Secretary to the Governor, Clement Nweke were ill but the nature of their illness could not be immediately confirmed.
Orji himself said he had done his own test and had proceeded on self isolation while awaiting the result of the test.
