COVID-19 WATCH
50 Almajiris returned from Kaduna test positive for COVID-19 in Kaduna
Fifty Almajiris repatriated to Kaduna from Kano State have tested positive for COVID-19.
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, made this known in his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.
El-Rufai said 15 more Almajiris that were brought from Kano to Kaduna had tested positive for Covid-19.
He said out of the 16 tested positive, 15 of them were all Almajiris.
The governor tweeted, “The Kaduna State Ministry of Health this evening confirmed receipt of 16 more positive results, 15 of them from Almajiris.
“The state has now recorded 50 cases from repatriated Almajiris. Active cases have risen to 57.”
