Malik Yahya/
No fewer than fifty almajiri children have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kaduna State.
The patients were among the almajiris recently repatriated from Kano State.
Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, disclosed this on Twitter this evening.
He said the development followed the confirmation of 16 more positive COVID-19 results among the returning almajiris today.
He added that the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state is now 57.
The governor tweeted, “Covid-19 Update: The Kaduna State Ministry of Health this evening confirmed receipt of 16 more positive results, 15 of them from almajiris. The state has now recorded 50 cases from repatriated almajiris. Active cases have risen to 57.”