{"id":28549,"date":"2020-08-25T10:37:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=28549"},"modified":"2020-08-25T10:37:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:37:25","slug":"kaduna-gov-el-rufai-confirms-30-new-cases-of-covid-19-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=28549","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna gov, El-Rufai confirms 30 new cases of covid-19 infections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Kaduna State government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has confirmed no fewer than 30 new cases of COVID-19 infections after 283 people were tested for the virus in the State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was disclosed in a Twitter update on Monday by the State Ministry of Health which further revealed that the new cases were recorded in Jaba, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Zaria, Chikun and Lere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The update reads thus in full; \u201cCovid-19 Update<\/a>, 21 August 2020: 47 patients are due for discharge. 63 samples tested positive out of 281.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCovid-19 Update, 24 August 2020: 69 patients are due for discharge. 30 persons tested positive out of 283 samples analyzed,\u201d the tweet reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new cases are from Jaba 18, Kaduna North 6, two each from Kaduna South and Zaria, and one each from Chikun and Lere,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This came days after the state governor lifted the ban on daily prayers and services in worship centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor El-Rufai<\/a>, however, warned that worshipers must comply with health protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The governor\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Muyiwa Adekeye, who disclosed this in a statement, said the decision was taken on the recommendation of the state\u2019s Task Force on COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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