Adamawa Government has confirmed the death of 10 people from Coronavirus and 43 new infection cases recorded within one week in the state.
Prof. Abdullahi Isa, Commissioner of Health confirmed the records to the Newsmen in Yola.
Isa said that from December 2020 to date when the second wave started, 26 people had died as a result of the virus in the state.
” Following the second wave of the disease, from December to date, 26 people have been confirmed dead from Coronavirus and 73 positive cases recorded since the beginning of January in Adamawa.
” And within the second week of January alone, the total sample collected is 2, 206 out of which 43 are positives and 10 people had died from the disease.
” Our major concern is that a lot of people are dying of the disease at their respective homes, while several infected with the disease are not reporting the situation to the nearest health facility,” Isa said.
The commissioner noted that Yola North and Yola South local government areas had the highest records of infection and death with about 247 and 156 cases respectively.
He said that other local government areas with also high infection cases include, Girei, with 44 cases, and Fufore, with 30 cases among others.
He advocated for regular use of face masks, constant hand washing, and social distancing among other protocols.
Isa appealed to the people of the state to always report any suspected symptoms of the disease for immediate action and preventive measures.
He warned: ”COVID-19 is real and people should strictly adhere to the protocols to curtail the spread of the disease in the state”.