Kaduna Records 14 New COVID-19 Cases, All Almajiris From Kano – Commissioner

Kaduna State has recorded 14 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday.

The state’s Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed-Baloni, disclosed this during the daily briefing of the state’s task force on COVID-19.

According to Mohammed-Baloni, all the new cases are Almajirais who were recently repatriated from Kano.

The new infections bring to total 42 confirmed cases of the virus in Kaduna.

Mohammed-Baloni said the state expects to record increased infections as the Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC) releases more results of tests carried out on Almajiris from Kano.

The commissioner said the Almajiris who were recently deported by Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, were being isolated in one location and have not mingled with the community.

Meanwhile, the Kaduna State government said the, “Installation of a PCR machine has commenced at the Yusuf Dantsoho General Hospital.

“When accredited by the NCDC, this will increase to three the number of COVID-19 testing labs activated in Kaduna State during this pandemic,” she assured.

It said the COVID-19 task force, “commended the people of Kaduna state for their sacrifice and cooperation in enduring Quarantine Orders that are designed to protect citizens from COVID-19, prevent the spread of the virus from other states and avert the nightmare of community transmission”.

The government said the inconveniences being endured by the residents require that their sacrifices be complemented by robust enforcement of boundary lockdowns.

“This will eliminate both willful and inadvertent spread of COVID-19 by persons crossing state lines in breach of Kaduna State Quarantine Orders and the prohibition of inter-state travel by the Federal Government,” read a statement issued by Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El-Rufai.