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Deaths in Azare caused by heatwave and not COVID-19 says Bauchi Govt
Bauchi State government has explained that the reports of massive deaths recorded in Azare area of the state is caused by seasonal heatwave and not COVID-19.
NewsWireNGR had reported that over a hundred persons, 110 persons in Azare town, headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, are said to have died within the past two weeks.
A former member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, raised the alarm in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari informing him of the death of over 100 persons in the town in the last one week.
But addressing newsmen on Sunday, the Deputy Governor Baba Tela, said that an investigation has since been carried out and the number deaths were inflated.
“On the issue of deaths that have been happening in Azare, we got different reports. Some people said five deaths have been recorded, others said 300 people died in the last two to three days.
“I personally went and spoke to people who work at mortuary and bury people. I discovered that yes, there have been a number of deaths. This death is seasonal. It happens like that sometimes when it is very hot or cold. The same thing happened in Kano and Jigawa. We are all around the same axis.
“But I can tell you and I am very sure, the number of deaths is nowhere near what people are saying,” Tela said.
The deputy governor who is also the Chairman of the state taskforce on COVID-19, therefore, said social media reports that 300 people died in a week is untrue and urged members of the public not to believe it.
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