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Covid-19 cases in Gombe now 92
The number of people contracting the dreaded coronavirus [Covid-19] disease continued an upward surge in Gombe, with the state recording 10 new cases on Friday.
A state-by-state chart by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [NCDC] on Friday night showed Gombe at 4th on the table behind Lagos, Kano and Abuja respectively.
The lethal virus was first recorded in the state on April 20 but the state has consistently been recording new cases of the virus daily, according to the NCDC update.
In about 10 days, Gombe’s COVID-19 infections had risen above those of Ogun and Borno States which had recorded cases of the virus before it.
As of May 1, the number of infections in the state had risen steadily to 92 with zero recoveries and zero attendant death.
Governor Yahaya Inuwa in a bid to curb the spread of the virus had taken a number of measures including a ban on gatherings and congregational worships, repatriation of Almajiris to home states, the imposition of curfew, mandatory use of face masks by residents in public places, amongst others.
Announcing on Friday night, the NCDC said Gombe reported 16 new COVID-19 cases while 238 new infections were confirmed in the country.
“238 new cases of COVID-19; 92 – Kano, 36 – FCT, 30 – Lagos, 16 – Gombe, 10 – Bauchi, 8 – Delta, 6 – Oyo, 5 – Zamfara, 5 – Sokoto, 4 – Ondo, 4 – Nasarawa, 3 – Kwara, 3 – Edo, 3 – Ekiti, 3 – Borno, 3 – Yobe, 2 – Adamawa, 1 – Niger, 1 – Imo, 1 – Ebonyi, 1 – Rivers, 1 – Enugu,” the Centre tweeted.
It stated that with the newly announced cases, the total number of infections in the country rose to 2170 while 351 recoveries and 68 fatalities have been reported.
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