Kebbi State has recorded 67 positive cases of the Lethal Coronavirus and six deaths, while 504 persons have been tested for the disease so far in the state.
The Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Samaila Yombe, said this during a media briefing on the current COVID-19 situation report on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi.
“Only 67 persons tested positive for the disease in the state, out of which 34 have been discharged.
“Six deaths were recorded out of the positive cases, which stood at 8.9 per cent case fatality,” he said.
Yombe also disclosed that the remaining cases were now receiving treatment at the Isolation Centre in Birnin Kebbi.
According to him, the state will not be complacent given the huge successes recorded in speedily containing the pandemic.
“This happy story is a sequel to the pragmatic efforts of our amiable Governor, Atiku Bagudu.
“This has eased handling of all the cases, while the Task Force never lacked financial or logistics support from him.
“We have one of the best isolation centres in the country, with a retinue of dedicated health workers and other committee members.
“We acknowledge the sustained technical support of the World Health Organisation in the training and retraining of the core health workers across the state.
“The training of healthcare workers at the primary level of health institutions supported by the National Healthcare Development Agency is ongoing all to guard against any eventuality arising from the pandemic,” he said.
Yombe said that COVID-19 was real, hence the need to sustain all the medical advice and observe the protocols to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
“While acknowledging the commendable level of support and cooperation from the people of the state, I will urge all and sundry not to relent in this direction.
“We collectively owe it a duty to protect each other, so we should continue to wash our hands, use hand sanitiser, use face masks and observe social distancing, among others,” the deputy governor said.
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