Bauchi Discharges 20 Recovered COVID-19 Patients

The Bauchi State government has discharged 20 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients from its treatment facility in the state.

Governor Bala Mohammed announced this on Monday via his verified Twitter handle.

He noted that the latest recovery has raised the number of COVID-19 patients successfully managed and discharged in the state to 89.

Governor Mohammed thanked the medical personnel in the State for their steadfastness in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

He also commended the State Task Force on COVID-19 and security officials, among other stakeholders for their efforts in curbing the spread of the disease in Bauchi.

As of May 17, Bauchi has 215 COVID-19 infections with 143 active cases, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Read the governor’s tweets below:

I am excited to announce the full recovery and discharge of another 20 formerly #COVID19 patients from our isolation centres. This brings the total number of discharged cases in the state to 89.

— Senator Bala A. Mohammed (@SenBalaMohammed) May 18, 2020

As a state, we remain thankful to Allah for these successes and to our medical personnel for their steadfastness. I also thank the State TaskForce on #COVID19 led by my deputy, and the security outfits and all stakeholders for their unrelenting efforts in these peculiar times.

— Senator Bala A. Mohammed (@SenBalaMohammed) May 18, 2020