14 Medical Staff Test Positive For COVID-19 In Katsina
The Katsina State government has confirmed that 14 medical staff are among the 35 new patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of the state made the confirmation while briefing pressmen on Monday on the number of coronavirus cases in the state.
He remarked that the medical staff contracted the virus unwittingly while attending to patients who were carriers of COVID-19.
“Four of them actually died before their samples were taken and it was discovered they were positive, while one died in isolation centre.”
The governor further explained that among the 14 medical staff who tested positive, four were from the private hospitals.
He urged NCDC to Intensify efforts in establishing a testing centre in the state so as to reduce the risks faced by medical practitioners.
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