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COVID19 UPDATE: NIGER STATE RECORDS FIRST COVID19 DEATH, EIGHT NEW CASES EMERGE

Niger State has recorded its first COVID-19 death. This however occurred among the 8 new Comfirmed cases

The Commissioner for Health Dr. Muhammad Makusidi disclosed this in Minna earlier today.
The Commissioner explained that out of the 22 results received from the NCDC today, Eight are positive while 14 are negative.
Dr. Makusidi revealed that from the eight positive cases confirmed, seven are Almajiri returnees from Zaria, Kaduna State while the deceased is a taxi driver plying Suleja- Abuja route.
He explained that the deceased who is 40 years of age was diabetic, adding that he died shortly on arrival at the Suleja- General Hospital.
The Commissioner said a postmortem sample was taken for test and it returned positive, stressing that contact tracing will commence with immediate effect.
So far, Niger State has a total of 22 confirmed cases as at 16th of May 2020 with one motality

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......43 PASSENGERS REPATRIATED TO THEIR STATE OF ABODE

The third case of COVID19 has been recorded in Minna.
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GOVERNOR SANI BELLO CONFIRMS FIRST COVID-19 CASE IN NIGER STATE, DECLARES TWO WEEKS TOTAL LOCKDOWN

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He announced that the complete lockdown of the state starting from Monday, April 13, for two weeks with the exemption of those on special duties and essential services especially is to afford the agency to conduct contact tracing and curb the spread.
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