Three (3) new confirmed cases are reported today; One (1) case is a contact of the index case and the other two (2) are not epidemiologically linked with the index case
Four (4) confirmed cases on admission in State Specialist Hospital (SSH) Damaturu isolation center. All four (4) patients are in stable condition
Strengthening LGA RRT capacity to conduct case investigation, contact tracing, Infection and Prevention and Control (IPC), and risk communication in 5 very high-risk LGAs- Damaturu, Potiskum, Nguru, Geidam, and Bade
Conducting daily COVID-19 response coordination meetings in the state and 5 high-risk LGAs.
Epidemiological Summary:
Three (3) new confirmed cases are reported today; One (1) case was contact of confirmed (index) case and the other two are not epidemiologically linked with the index case.
On May 2, 2020, 12 alerts were reported, 10 were investigated with 2 alerts pending
15 additional contacts of the new case were line-listed by the contact tracing team, No sample collected due to lack of sample collection Kit.
As of 2 May 2020, a total of 21 samples were collected and sent for testing: Out of these, 4 returned positive, 5 are negative and 12 are pending in the UMTH Laboratory.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Health Organization (WHO).
