Story from Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi
One of the patients receiving COVID-19 treatments at the Bauchi State treatment centre has been reported dead, while five patients have been discharged from the centre after undergoing the required treatments and tested negative to the infection.
With the death of one patient, the State has now recorded a total of 14 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic in late February.
This was contained in a daily situation report on the pandemic in the State released by the State Ministry of Health in Bauchi over the weekend, the report shows that 35 patients are now the currently active cases in the state while the case fatality rate stands at 2.43 per cent as contained in Bauchi Covid-19 Situation Report.
The report said 575 persons were reported to have been infected with COVID-19 and out of this figure, 526 persons have been discharged from the hospitals, given the recovery rate to 91.5 per cent.
The report also contained that face mask is generally believed to be one of the four ways that prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases in the state so far is 575 while the total number of people so far on hospital’s admission and receiving the required treatment stands at 35.
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