JUST IN: 50 Almajiri test positive for COVID-19

advisor May 3, 2020

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50 Almajiris that arrived from Kano to Kaduna State have tested positive to coronavirus.

Governor of Kaduna State Malam Nasir El rufai who disclosed this via his Twitter page said Alamjiris sent to Kaduna from Kano State accounted for 50 out of 59 active COVID-19 cases in the State.

According to statistics released by Nigerian Centre for Disease Control Kaduna State has 66 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

Out of those figures, six of patients, including El-Rufai, who was the index case have been discharged while a returnee from Kano was confirmed dead on Saturday.

Kaduna State Government had Saturday evening confirmed 14 additional cases among Almajiri and later confirmed another 16 positive result from the pupils.

However, moments later, NCDC announced 31 confirmed cases of the virus in Kaduna on Saturday.

Giving further details on Sunday, Governor El-Rufai posted on Twitter that, “COVID-19 Update: The Kaduna State Ministry of Health this evening confirmed receipt of 16 more positive results, 15 of them from almajiris. The state has now recorded 50 cases from repatriated almajiris. Active cases have risen to 59.”