Jos North tops LGA with number of cases

By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos

Plateau state government has said most of the 10 persons that turned positive to the Dreaded Covid 19 virus in the state as released by the the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on friday were from Kano and Lagos state .

Secretary to the Government of the state , SGS Prof Danladi Atu alongside the Commissioner for Health in Plateau State Dr. Ninkong Lar Ndam who addressed newsmen in Jos further said that the state is already witnessing community transmission of the disease .

Ndam said the state government recently carried out 150 test which included 70 almajris , out of the 150 results ,10 turned out positive .

6 of the persons who turned positive were contact of the 4th Covid 19 case in Plateau .

Most of those who tested positive came in from Kano and Lagos ,in total Plateau now hss 15 cases .

He said that Jos North has 7 cases of Covid 19 , while 6 persons were from the quarantine center , while 2 persons who turned out positive were those that were on self isolation .

The SGS Prof Atu said all of those who turned out positive are receiving treatment .

He said that the State Surveillance Team has immediately commenced contact tracing of the 10 new cases of covid 19 recorded in the state .

Our correspondent reports that the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on friday released its daily COVID-19 case Update which confirmed 10 new cases in Plateau State.

The state government implored the public not to panic, but to continue to imbibe good personal and respiratory hygiene, social distancing and avoid crowded places as well as stay at home.

Lar equally called on the citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious case while assisting the Government to enforce the border closure directive which is one of the key steps adopted in curbing the disease.

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COVID-19: Plateau Witnessing Community Transmission – Govt