Jigawa state government says it has recorded 51 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abba Zakari, and Chairman of the state COVID 19 Task Force, Dr. Abba Zakari made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Dutse.
He said that with the new cases, the total number of cases in the state had increased to 169.
“As at yesterday (Wednesday), NCDC released 23 additional cases and you also know that we are working with a laboratory in Kaduna to test the almajiri (Quranic school pupils) who were repatriated from other states to Jigawa.
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“Apart from the 23 cases, we also got additional 28 almajiri who tested positive.
“Out of the 23 announced by NCDC, three are almajiri, which brought the total to 51. And out of the 51 cases, 31 are almajiri.”
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