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General News of Monday, 11 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

47 health officials test positive for COVID-19 in Kano

Kano State Gov, Abdullahi Ganduje Kano State Gov, Abdullahi Ganduje

At least 47 health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus in the line of duty in Kano, according to the state government.

At the time of this report, the state has recorded a total of 576 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 29 new cases and 32 discharged.

During an address on Sunday in Kano, Dr. Tijjani Hussain, the Coordinator, Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19, confirmed that the health workers contracted the virus in the past weeks.

He also revealed that no in the past few days, no health worker has contracted the respiratory illness due to the state government’s prompt action to protect the health workers and guard against future occurrences.

“Out of the total number of confirmed cases in Kano State, we recorded 21 deaths. On Saturday, we also recorded 84 new suspected cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of the suspected cases to 1,820 in the state.

“Between Saturday and Sunday, 29 of the 84 samples collected were confirmed positive for the virus. So far, we have collected 2,072 samples in the state,” he said.

Daily Trust