The Kaduna Stote Ministry of Health has
confirmed one new case of Covid-19, raising the active cases in the state from three to four.
The new case is a close contact of one of the three new cases announced earlier in the week.
Contact tracing is ongoing to identify persons the new case has interacted with so that they can be monitored and tested if they meet the Case definition.
Our medical professionals are attending to the four active cases in the state. They are receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Centre, the state’s premier isolation centre, aind we Wish them speedy recovery.
The medical professionals in the Ministry of Health have already successfully managed the first six Covid-19 cases in the state to full recovery and discharge.
The index case, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, was discharged on 22 April 2020 after two consecutive negative test results. Five cases were earlier discharged in
the one week, starting from 14 April 2020.
The Ministry of Health welcomes with delight Malam Nasir El-Rufai’s acknowledgement of the sterling efforts of our medical professionals.
I appeal to them and the other stakeholders involved in the efforts of the Ministry of Health to manage and contain Covid-19 in Kaduna State to remain dedicated.
Testing capacity is improving in the state. One lab has been accredited by NCDC to conduct Covid-19 tests.
Two other labs, one in Kaduna and the other in Zaria, are undergoing NCDC verification and are expected to secure test accreditation shortly.
As at Friday, 24 April 2020, Kaduna State has tested 133 persons tested, out which 10 have tested positive. Test results for three of the persons tested are being awaited.
