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16 Almajiris sent to Jigawa from Kano test positive for COVID-19

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The Jigawa State government said on Thursday the 16 Quranic Education students (Almajiris) sent to the state from Kano State had tested positive for COVID-19.

The state Commissioner for Health, Abba Zakari, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Dutse, said 607 samples from the Almajiris were taken for COVID-19 tests but only 45 results were released.

According to the commissioner, 16 out of the 45 results turned out positive.

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Zakari said the remaining 29 students receive N10,000 and clothes before they were released to their families while the 16 who tested positive for COVID-19 would be transferred to the state’s isolation facility for treatment.

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