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Kaduna Government Discharges Four-month-old COVID-19 Patient

“The state has tested almost 2000 samples but case numbers are likely to rise further as more tests are conducted in more places."

Kaduna State Government has disclosed that a four-month-old child, who earlier tested positive for COVID-19, has been discharged after testing negative for the virus.

Amina Mohammed Baloni, Commissioner for Health in the state, made this known in a statement on Saturday.

She said, "Out of the total number of 232 cases reported, 149 have been discharged, while seven deaths have been recorded. 

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“The state has tested almost 2000 samples but case numbers are likely to rise further as more tests are conducted in more places.

“COVID-19 cases have been recorded in 33 wards in nine local government areas of the state: Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Makarfi, Sabon-Gari, Soba, and Zaria.

“The data shows that 80 per cent of the infected persons are male.”

 

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