“The number of cases may rise”- Kaduna complets testing of 167 Almajiris deported from Kano State

The Kaduna State Government Saturday, announced that testing of 167 almajiris from Kano has been completed.

Commissioner of Health Dr. Amina Mohammad Baloni in a statement issued noted that “as at 1 May 2020, Kaduna State has 28 active Covid-19 cases. The state awaits receipt of more results from the 350 tests it has conducted”.

“Testing of 167 almajiris from Kano has been completed, and the number of positive cases from this group may rise beyond the 21 recorded before we completed testing this category of persons”, the statement issued reads in parts.

“The three patients that increased the number from 25 to 28 cases include two males and the first female Covid-19 case in the state. The female patient is a health worker who is not involved in the treatment of Covid-19 cases,” according to the state government..

Baloni added, that One of the two males was a retired civil servant male with underlying medical conditions died.

She noted that the patient had concealed his recent travel to Kano when he visited a public hospital and a private hospital in Kaduna State.

“He died before his positive test result was released. He is the first Covid-19 fatality in Kaduna State. His family has been informed of his demise and he has since been buried according to the burial protocol of the NCDC”.

Following this development, state health officials are decontaminating the two hospitals that the deceased visited. Staff who attended to him have been isolated, as have his family members.

The Ministry therefore appeals to citizens who suspect that they have been exposed to Covid-19 to avoid infecting others. Rather, they should follow the safe protocol of isolating themselves at home while contacting health officials.

“Concealing relevant information and engaging in conduct that exposes others to the risk of infection is a danger to the community and the well-being and lives of other citizens. Such conduct contravenes the provisions of the Quarantine Orders and could lead to prosecution”.

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