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60 Per Cent Of 979 Deaths In Kano, COVID Related, PTF

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60 Per Cent Of 979 Deaths In Kano, COVID Related, PTF

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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF), has attributed about 60 per cent of the “mysterious deaths” which occurred in Kano in April to Coronavirus .

According to the Health Minister and member of the taskforce, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, about 60 per cent of the 979 deaths in April was linked to COVID-19.

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Ehanire, speaking at the daily media briefing of the PTF on Monday, in Abuja, said the report of the investigation carried by the PTF further revealed that the 979 deaths were spread across eight municipal Local Government Areas, at a rate of 43 deaths per day. Fifty-six percent of deaths occurred at home, while 38 per cent deaths were recorded in hospitals. Also, most deaths occurred among individuals aged 65 years and above.

He spoke further: “With regard to unexplained deaths in Kano which occurred in April, the team confirmed from graveyard records, that a total of 979 deaths were recorded in eight municipal LGA in the state at a rate of 43 deaths per day, with a peak in the second week of April.

READ ALSO: Kano Mysterious Deaths Linked To COVID-19 – Task Force Coordinator.

“By the beginning of May, the death rate had reduced to 11 deaths per day it used to be. The verbal autopsy revealed that about 56 per cent of deaths had occurred at home while 38 per cent were in a hospital.

“With circumstantial evidence as all to go by, investigation suggests that between 50-60 per cent of the deaths may have been triggered by or due to COVID-19, in the face of pre-existing ailments. Most fatalities were over 65 years of age.

“While over 150 health workers had been infected at the time of their arrival, there was no report of an infection among health workers who had received training on infection prevention and control, thus restoring confidence. The intervention of the ministerial task force has been a game changer for Kano and some northern States.”

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