The Kano state government says 47 health workers have tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Tijjani Husaain, coordinator of the state\u2019s task force on COVID-19, who disclosed this at a press conference in Kano, on Sunday, said the infected health workers had contracted the disease the previous week, adding that no medical personnel got infected in the last few days.<\/p>\n
Husaain said the virus transmission has reduced among health workers following \u201cprompt actions\u201d of the state government.<\/p>\n
He said the state has recorded 576 confirmed cases of the disease, out of which 32 patients have been discharged, while 21 fatalities have been recorded.<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of the total number of confirmed cases in Kano State, we recorded 21 deaths. On Saturday; we also recorded 84 new suspected cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of the suspected cases to 1,820 in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cBetween Saturday and Sunday, 29 of the 84 samples collected were confirmed positive to the virus. So far we have collected 2,072 samples in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
The coordinator said over 1,000 frontline health workers in the state are undergoing special training on handling the disease.<\/p>\n
He urged residents to adhere to the safety protocols such as social distancing, use of face mask and comply with the lockdown directive.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Murtala Isa Umar, chairman of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) branch, had said 11 health workers at the hospital tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
The Kano state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had also confirmed that 34 doctors tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
The state confirmed its index case on April 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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