Jigawa State Government says 28 almajiri have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
Commissioner for Health, Dr Abba Zakari, who is also the chairman of the state’s COVID-19 task force disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Dutse.
Zakari said the state has now recorded a total of 169 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with three deaths.
“As of yesterday (Wednesday), NCDC released 23 additional cases and you also know that we are working with a laboratory in Kaduna to test the almajiri (Quranic school pupils) who were repatriated from other states to Jigawa,” Zakari said.
“Apart from the 23 cases, we also got additional 28 almajiri who tested positive.
“Out of the 23 announced by NCDC, three are almajiri, which brought the total to 51. And out of the 51 cases, 31 are almajiri.”
He said that in the next few days, the state government would install a new testing laboratory at the general hospital in Dutse.
