A driver with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been infected with coronavirus, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, says.
Mr Sule made the disclosure during an expanded state security meeting on Tuesday in Lafia.
He said the new case takes the state’s tally to 12.
The governor said the driver got infected while transporting test samples for the agency in Abuja.
He said the driver who resides in Ado in Karu Local Government Area of the state, was declared positive on Tuesday morning.
According to the governor, the patient has been moved to the isolation centre at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi for treatment.
The governor explained that all the patients are currently receiving treatment at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist hospital, Lafia and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi.
He also said that the state had taken delivery of 6,000 Personal Protective Equipments (PPE), 50,000 imported face mask as well as another 50,000 locally produced face mask by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
He encouraged the people of the state to adhere to all government’s directives on COVID-19 in order to stem the tide of the virus.
