16 Almajiris sent to Jigawa from Kano test positive for COVID-19

The Jigawa State government said on Thursday the 16 Quranic Education students (Almajiris) sent to the state from Kano State had tested positive for COVID-19.

The state Commissioner for Health, Abba Zakari, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Dutse, said 607 samples from the Almajiris were taken for COVID-19 tests but only 45 results were released.

According to the commissioner, 16 out of the 45 results turned out positive.

Zakari said the remaining 29 students receive N10,000 and clothes before they were released to their families while the 16 who tested positive for COVID-19 would be transferred to the state’s isolation facility for treatment.