Man Who Buried Borno COVID-19 Patient Tests Positive

By GWG Staff

There are now 15 COVID-19 cases in Borno State while 145 contacts have been traced, the state’s response team announced on Friday. Among the new cases is the man who led the burial of the state’s index case.

However, number of deaths remain two (the index case of 56 year old and another 36 year old under the state’s record).

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Salisu Kwayabura announced these at the daily update by the response team for prevention and control of Covid-19 in Borno state, which held on Friday at the multipurpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri.

“Three confirmed cases have been identified, bringing the total confirmed cases to 15.”

Out of these confirmed cases, Dr. Kwayabura said, 5 were receiving treatment at the Brigadier General Abba Kyari Memorial Hospital, while 7 were at an Isolation Centre in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for supportive treatments with all at stable conditions.

The commissioner also said, as it is, 145 contacts have been traced and put under surveillance but none of them have manifested any symptoms of Covid-19.

The Commissioner said, “we had an alert from Dikwa, and four mobile ambulances were deployed and have brought three suspects to Maiduguri for necessary action. Likewise, the suspected case who led the burial ceremony of the first index case, and resides at the Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, has been traced and tested positive to the virus.

Speaking on Pulka where the first index case emerged, Dr. Kwayabura said, “a total of 17 samples have been taken and submitted for test at the UMTH.”

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