Health

Katsina begins contact tracing as Daura doctor dies of COVID-19

In Katsina State, the state Governor, Aminu  Masari on Tuesday said that  a private medical practitioner in Daura ,Dr.Aliyu Yakubu  had died of COVID-19.

It was the first death from the disease in the state.

The governor, at a press conference in Katsina, the state capital, said Dr  Yakubu travelled to Lagos recently and when he returned ,he reported himself at  Air Force Hospital, Daura where he died two hours later.

Masari said   Yakubu’ s blood sample was taken to Abuja where he was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.

The late medical practitioner was also said to have hepatitis and hypertension.

He explained that a directive had been issued for all the people that the deceased had contact with to be fished out and their samples sent to either Abuja or Lagos for laboratory test.

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