Yobe discharges 51 COVID-19 cases

Yobe State government on Friday confirmed the discharge of 51 COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation centres.

The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammed Gana, disclosed this during a sensitisation visit to traditional rulers and religious leaders in Gujba local government area of the state.

Gana, who was represented at the forum by the Director of Nursing Services in the state’s Ministry of Health and Human Services, said 51 patients had been discharged in the state as at Friday.

He added that there were 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.

READ ALSO: Yobe records 4 COVID-19 deaths

The commissioner said: “For the breakdown we have: Damaturu (15), Nguru (13), Bade (3), Potiskum (1), Geidam (1), Karasuwa (1), Yusufari (1), Tarmuwa (1), Bursari (1), Fika (1), Fune (1), Gulani (1) and Gujba (1).”

Gana also revealed that 14 health workers had contracted the virus in Yobe.

“Seven nurses, five doctors, one physiotherapist, and one laboratory scientist had tested positive for COVID-19 in Yobe. There were also eight deaths from the virus in the state.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now