Bauchi records 3 new cases of COVID-19

The Bauchi State government led by Governor Bala Mohammed has recorded three new positive cases of COVID-19 in the state.

This was disclosed to journalists on Sunday by the Bauchi State Ministry of Health which noted that the three new recorded cases now brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 14.

According to the COVID-19 emergency operation centre in the state, no deaths have been recorded so far.

“The emergency center also announced that one more person has been discharged, in addition to the six persons already sent home from the hospital having fully recovered,” the Bauchi State Ministry of Health said.

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This comes after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday night confirmed 91 new cases of COVID-19 in 15 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In an update on the country’s coronavirus situation published on its Twitter handle, the centre gave the breakdown of the figure as follows: Lagos (43), Sokoto (8), Taraba (6), Kaduna (5), Gombe (5), Ondo (3), FCT (3), Edo (3) and Oyo (3).

Others are – Rivers (3), Bauchi (3), Osun (2), Akwa Ibom (1), Bayelsa (1), Ebonyi (1) and Kebbi (1).

According to the NCDC, the latest figure has increased the country’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,273.

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