Following the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic, 17 persons have been confirmed dead in less than two months in Kano, an official of the state government has disclosed.
The Deputy Coordinator, Kano State Response Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sabitu Shuaibu Shanono, made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting with Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Karaye and Rano on Wednesday.
“In January 2021 alone, six persons died as a result of COVID-19 pandemic in the state,” he said.
Shanono disclosed that, from December 2020 to January 2021, no fewer than 800 persons were infected by the pandemic as a result of its resurgence, pointing out that the figure was more than half of what was recorded in the first record of the pandemic in 2019.
He said in 2019, in every 100 persons tested, only four persons were confirmed positive, but now in every 100 not less than 13 persons tested positive, confirming its seriousness.
According to him, a total of 289 COVID-19 patients were currently receiving medication at various isolation centers across the state.
“We now have 5,000 suspected Coronavirus victims on our tracking devices which we are following and keenly watching their movement,” he said.
He added that from the beginning of the pandemic in Kano, not less than 71 persons were confirmed dead while 2,630 were tested and 2,230 were cured.
“With the resurgence of the Coronavirus pandemic everyday Kano records not less than 40 suspected victims which calls for serious efforts in tackling it.”
