How COVID-19 killed Gombe Govt House director

Gombe State has recorded three additional deaths. This brings the Covid-19 death in the state to seven.

According to the chairman of the Task Force on COVID-19, Prof. Mohammed Idris, a director of special services and political office of the Secretary to the State Government who died recently was among the causalities.

Idris disclosed this on Wednesday during the briefing on activities on the task force in the  state.

He stressed that the response team is going to embark on fumigation of the specific areas in the Government House as well as the clinic where he was admitted for days.

He said, “Since we last met, we have had three more deaths, bringing the number of the total death to seven. As of today, there are 23 active cases in the state. All members of the Government House, particularly those closely related to the deceased, are being traced and tested by the Rapid Response Team.” Punch