COVID-19: ONE NEW CASE CONFIRMED IN KADUNA
Kaduna State has confirmed one new case of coronavirus, bringing the number of active cases to 4, the state ministry of health says.
The State's Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, on Saturday, said that the new case was as a result of contact with one of the three cases announced earlier during the week.
Speaking further, Baloni reiterated that the state government is presently working on tracing those who earlier had contact with infected persons.
Dr. Baloni disclosed that the four active cases are currently receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Centre.
Five cases were earlier discharged in the one week, starting from April 14th, 2020," she added.
The Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, who was the index case, announced he was COVID- 19 free on April 22nd, after two consecutive negative test results.
Dr. Baloni said Governor El-Rufai, has acknowledged "the sterling efforts" of the medical professionals. She also appealed to the medical team and other stakeholders to remain dedicated and help contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state.
The Commissioner said that the testing capacity is improving, adding that Kaduna state has "one lab that has been accredited by NCDC to conduct Covid-19 tests."
"Two other labs, one in Kaduna and the other in Zaria, are undergoing NCDC verification and are expected to secure test accreditation shortly," she added.
However, to curb the spread of the deadly virus, Dr. Baloni urges residents to abide by the measure put in place by the state government. The state is currently on Lockdown.
Meanwhile, the state has set up mobile courts to try violators of the lockdown advisory.
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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, April 24th, 2020, Kaduna State has recorded 10 cases,133 persons tested, out which ten have tested positive.
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