Jigawa State Government has announced that Sixteen almajiri s(Islamic school pupils) recently received from Kano have tested positive for the coronavirus, Igbere TV reports.
Jigawa Commissioner for Health, Abba Zakari, said on Thursday via a Facebook press conference monitored by Igbere TV.
According to Zakari, 45 samples were returned, of which 16 were positive.
He said a total of 607 samples of the returned almajiris were sent for COVID-19 test, and only 45 samples were ready on Thursday.
Mr Zakari, who is the chairman of the Jigawa Taskforce on COVID-19, said the remaining 29 that returned negative would be united with their families soon, and each would receive N10,000 and clothing.
The 16 almajiris who tested positive would be transferred to the state’s isolation facility for treatment.
Northern governors have been ‘deporting’ almajiris to their state of origin as part of efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
