Share!
Kaduna State government has discharged its fifth coronavirus patient who recovered from the disease.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed-Baloni, having confirmed the discharged of the fifth patient, said three new cases of the disease were also recorded in the state, bringing the total number of active cases to four.
Among the three new cases was a 23-year-old male ‘who came into the state from Istanbul via Dubai sometime in March’, Mohammed-Baloni said.
She stated: “The second patient is a 51-year- old male who was tested in Samaru, Sabon-Gari local government area, after coming in from Kano.
“The third patient, a 42-year old male from Unguwan Geza, Kaduna, had travelled to Kano too.
“These new cases reflect the danger that interstate travels pose to efforts to contain COVID-19.
“Such travels spread the virus from place to place, complicate contact tracing and risk implanting the virus in communities.”
The health commissioner further stated that the decision to lock down the state is based on the logic that during a pandemic “the less contact there is with others, the safer everyone is”.
