Three new cases of
COVID-19 have been recorded in Bauchi state, The PUNCH reports.
According to the
newspaper, the new cases include two Lagos-returnees and another staff member
of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Ibrahim Sani,
information officer, Bauchi state primary health care development agency,
reportedly confirmed the development.
Sani was quoted as
saying the results of the cases were received from the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night.
He reportedly said
one of the cases, the WHO staff member, had contact with an earlier reported
case in the state.
Recall that a staff member of WHO had contracted the disease on Tuesday, in
the state. This was 48 hours after an official of the health body, who had come
into Bauchi from Kano, tested positive for the disease.
With the
development, the number of active cases in the state is now six.
“It is true that
Bauchi has three new cases. As you know, so far, five patients have recovered
and have been discharged, ” Sani was quoted to have said.
“With this new
development, there are now six active cases in the state, with no death.”
“One of the positive
cases is a staffer of WHO. He is a contact of the first case. Then, there is a
woman and another man who both returned to the state from Lagos.
“The woman is from
Giade local government area of the state while the other person is a resident
in Bauchi metropolis.”
Sani reportedly said
the patients have been moved to the state isolation facility for treatment.
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