Kano State Ministry of Health has disclosed that five more coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in the state.
The ministry disclosed this on its twitter handle on Saturday morning, May 9.
This brings the total number of official deaths from coronavirus in Kano state to 18.
Also, three more coronavirus patients were discharged in the state on Friday May 7 while 65 new cases were recorded.
The state now has a total of 507 active coronavirus cases.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has lamented that Kogi State never accepted the assistance rendered by its officials in trying to trace coronavirus patients in the State.
The centre said this after Governor Bello asked officials of the NCDC to leave the State after they refused his directive of going into isolation for 14 days and getting tested for coronavirus.
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According to the State’s Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement they wondered if NCDC officials had something to hide by refusing to be tested for coronavirus.
However, Director General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, during Friday’s Presidential Task force on coronavirus daily briefing in Abuja, said Governor Bello is saddled with the primary responsibility of the health security of his State.
According to Ihekweazu;
You can only offer help where the help is wanted. Yesterday we offered that help but it wasn’t in a place where the help could be accepted. Unfortunately, that is what happened last night. The reality is that we have had a great relationship with Kogi.
We have supported Kogi State in every possible way. It is one of the first states that has an Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) supported by the NCDC.
He added that;
I think in the long term, the purpose of our existence is to support the states. They have the primary responsibility of the health security in their state.
