The Bauchi State government said that 15 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) had been recorded, bringing the total to 29.
Dr. Rilwan Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, said that the results were sent in from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Abuja in “just this evening”.
“As I am speaking with you right now, the total number of confirmed new cases in the state is 15, and not 11 as earlier announced.
“This is because I just received the results of an additional four people who have been confirmed positive, and added to the previous number of newly confirmed cases of 11.
“In total, we have recorded 29 confirmed cases in Bauchi State.
“Some of the confirmed new cases are from our contact tracing while others have recently traveled out of the state,” he said.
Reports indicate that of the 29 confirmed cases in Bauchi State, 23 are active cases, while six persons have been treated and discharged. No life has been lost to the pandemic in the state.
In the meantime, the Jigawa state government has confirmed two additional cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
Gov. Muhammad Badaru told newsmen in Dutse that the cases were confirmed after tests were conducted on suspected persons.
According to Badaru, the two infected persons are from Birninkudu and Gumel Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
He added that the two affected LGAs, including Gujungu town in Taura LGA, which the suspects had visited, would be locked down for seven days from 12 midnight of April 30.
“Birninkudu, Gumel, and Gujungu will be on total lockdown for one week starting from April 30, by 12 midnight after two cases were confirmed from those areas,” he said.
West African Pilot recalls that the governor had on April 20 announced the first index case of the COVID-19 in Kazaure LGA.
Kazaure was then locked down for seven days in order to prevent the further spread of the virus.
The governor pledged that the state government would take additional measures to stop the virus from spreading further in the state.
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