The Kaduna State Government has reported 16 new cases of COVID-19.
The cases are all Almajiris recently evacuated from Kano.
This was announced on Thursday by Kaduna State Ministry of Health in a statement on its verified Twitter handle.
The statement read: “The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed the sad news that there are 16 new Covid-19 cases in the state. These new cases are almajiris who came from Kano.
“These latest cases have raised the number of active Covid-19 cases in Kaduna State from nine to 25.
“The high number of positive results from persons with travel history from outside the state confirm the Kaduna State Government’s fears about the danger of infection from neighbouring states and the role of interstate travel in facilitating the spread of Covid-19 across state lines.
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“One of the 17 cases announced by NCDC was a repeat test from an existing patient, Their attention has been drawn to it and it will be remedied.
“As part of the implementation of the preventive measures, our health officials are monitoring suspected Covid-19 cases who are believed to have sneaked into the state despite the ban on interstate travel.
“The Ministry of Health wishes to draw attention to the appeal the State Standing Committee on Covid-19 has made to the security agencies to accelerate the blocking of entry points into the state.
“Effective enforcement of the prohibition of entry into Kaduna State as outlined in the Quarantine Orders is clearly a key success factor in efforts to avert the nightmare scenario of community transmission.”
