Amina Mohammed
Baloni, Kaduna commissioner for health, says the state recorded a new case of
COVID-19 on Sunday.
In a statement on
Monday, Baloni said the development has brought the total number of the cases
in the state to five.
The commissioner
said the state government has been taking “vigorous” measures to contain the
spread of the disease since February.
“So far, the State
has sent 89 samples to Abuja for testing, among which 5 samples were positive,
77 samples were negative, and 8 samples are pending. 119 contacts have been
listed and further contact tracing is ongoing,” she said.
“The state
government has been taking vigorous actions to contain the spread of COVID-19
since February, by reaching out to the Chief Medical Directors of all hospitals
in the state, daily evaluation of the pandemic and devising new ways to check
the spread.”
Baloni said apart
from the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) that was set up, the state’s health
ministry has “reactivated” the Infectious Disease Control Centre (IDCC) by
posting trained health workers to the facility to care for patients.
“In addition,
different sub committees have been put in place to coordinate responses to the
disease which include the surveillance, Laboratory, coordination and Risk
Communication teams. Likewise, training of health workers is also ongoing,” she
said.
“The frontline
health workers who are taking care of our patients and the various professional
bodies, development partners and individuals who have reached out to support
the state government’s efforts.’’
The commissioner
asked traditional, community and religious leaders to continue to teach the
people the importance of adhering to all the measures put in place to curb the
spread of the disease.
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