14 well being employees optimistic in Yobe |

Duku Joel, Damaturu

FOURTEEN well being/frontline employees, made up of 5 medical doctors, seven nurses, one Physiotherapist and one Laboratory Scientist have been amongst 62 individuals who’ve examined optimistic for COVID-19 pandemic in Yobe State, the Commissioner for Well being Dr. Mohammed Gana has mentioned.

Gana mentioned the 62 optimistic circumstances have been among the many 229 samples to date collected by the State’s COVID-19 Committee.

The commissioner, who was the Vice Chairman of the committee, additionally revealed that 51 sufferers on admission on the state’s isolation centres have been discharged after full restoration.

Gana, who was represented by the Director of Nursing Providers within the Ministry of Well being, Abdullahi Danchuwa, at a sensitisation go to to conventional and spiritual leaders in Gujba Native Authorities Space on fundamental case definition of COVID-19 mentioned eight individuals have died of the virus within the state.

Gana mentioned 13 native governments within the state have recorded different circumstances of COVID-19. A breakdown of the circumstances within the native authorities areas in keeping with him are: Damaturu: 22, Nguru: 15, Bade: 13, Potiskum: 3,  Geidam, Karasuwa, Yusufari, Tarmuwa, Bursari, Fika, Fune, Gulani and Gujba, has one case every.