Gombe govt confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19 infections

The Gombe State government led by Governor Inuwa Yahaya has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the state.

The development was made known via a Twitter post on Tuesday by the Governor’s Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Ismail Umisilli, who also informed that one of the patients was transferred to Borno State.

“Gombe State government confirms additional 10 cases; the state has 46 #COVID19 cases thus far. One case previously reported in Gombe has now been recorded as Borno State case.

“Total confirmed case, 46, discharged 0, death 0,” the tweet by Umisilli added.

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This comes after Governor Yahaya inaugurated two new treatment and isolation centres in the state to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the inauguration of the isolation centre, with 150 beds in Kwadon, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government; the other (with 50 beds), which is at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, the governor said the state was ready to combat any possible outbreak of the virus.

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