COVID-19: Kaduna Discharges Four-month-old Coronavirus patient after recovering

A 4-month-old child who tested positive for Coronavirus in Kaduna state has been discharged after recovering from the disease.

The baby was one of the 20 COVID-19 cases that was recorded in the
state on May 15. Kaduna state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed
Baloni made the announcement on Saturday May 30, and also disclosed
that the state has recorded 232 cases of Coronavirus and have discharged
149 patients. 7 deaths have been recorded in the state.

Baloni who disclosed that most of the cases either have a history of
interstate travel or are contacts of infected persons, added that the
number of Coronavirus cases in the state is expected to rise due to
increased testing.

The statement reads in part;

“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% of the infected persons are male.

“In addition to public health warnings to avoid interstate
travel, state health officials have been engaged in vigorous contact
tracing to contain the spread of the infections.

“Kaduna state has taken delivery of a mobile testing truck a
few days ago, while it awaits the delivery of equipment that would
enable the mobile truck and 12 GeneXpert machines spread across several
general hospitals to increase the number of testing labs in the state.”

“Addition of the mobile testing vehicle and testing labs in
local government areas will enable the state to ascertain with greater
accuracy its Covid-19 status and allow that data to inform further
decision on reopening the state.”

The statement noted that the testing laboratory in Yusuf
Dantsoho Hospital is awaiting Nigerian Centre for Disease Control(NCDC)
validation. The North West State currently ranks 11th on the list of 35
states and the federal capital territory where the virus has been
confirmed.