Kaduna State government through the Ministry of Health has confirmed five new cases of coronavirus in the state among the Almajiris who were brought in from Kano State.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni, disclosed this on Monday.
In a statement she signed on Monday, the commissioner said that there are now nine active coronavirus cases in Kaduna State.
“The contacts of the new cases are being traced so that they can be monitored and tested if they meet the case definition,” Dr Baloni added.
According to her, “the new patients have been moved to the Infectious Diseases Control Centre, the state’s premier isolation centre. Our medical professionals are treating them with the same high standards and we wish all our nine active cases speedy recovery.”
The commissioner disclosed that the testing capacity had improved in the state, adding that Kaduna State has “two labs, one each in Kaduna and Zaria, having been accredited by NCDC to conduct COVID-19 tests.”
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