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YOBE STATE MINISTRY of HEALTH Situation Report YOBE STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH Situation Report TITLE COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report SERIAL NUMBER 17 EPID-WEEK 20 DATE 16 May 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: No new confirmed case(s) reported today Fifty-one (51) new contacts of the confirmed cases have been identified and line-listed by the contact tracing teams SMOH and WHO recruited, trained and deployed six (6) additional contact tracing teams in Gujba, Nguru, and Tarmuwa LGAs Seven (7) new alerts have been received and investigated in Nguru, Potiskum and Gujba LGAs Conducted high-level advocacy, led by the Hon Commissioner for Health (Vice-Chairman of State Task Force) and other members of State Rapid Response Team (SRRT), to Bade LGA emirate council to sensitize traditional leaders and community members on prevention of COVID-19 in their communities. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases remains thirty-two (32): Sixteen (16) cases from Damaturu, eight (8) cases from Bade, five (5) cases from Nguru, and one (1) case each from Geidam, Tarmuwa, and Gujba LGAs Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 amongst Health Care Workers (HCWs) in the state remain nine (9): Six (6) nurses, two (2) doctors, and one (1) laboratory scientist Twenty-four (24) confirmed cases are on admission in isolation centers. All are in stable condition Three (3) cases have recovered and discharged from the isolation center two days ago The total number of contacts who completed the 14-days follow-up as of today is one hundred and twenty-four (124). None of them developed any symptoms The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the state is five (5) The total number of samples taken for testing remains sixty-three (63). Of these, thirty-two (32) returned positive, eighteen (18) are negative and the result of thirteen (13) remaining samples is being awaited. 1 | P a g e Table 1: Summary of Case(s) Cumulative New Cases Total Epi-week 20 S/No. (1 Jan-16 (Daily) (Monday-Sunday) Description May 2020) 1 Suspected case(s) 0 20 55 2 Lab-confirmed positive case(s) 0 19 32 Lab-confirmed positive cases amongst 3 health care worker(s) 0 9 9 4 Probable case(s) 0 0 0 5 Rumor under investigation 7 72 121 Number of the confirmed case(s) on 6 admission 0 10 24 7 Number of confirmed case(s) discharged 0 3 3 8 Number of death in confirmed case(s) 0 3 5 Number of death amongst health care 9 workers 0 0 0 10 Number of death in suspected cases 0 0 0 Table 2: Summary of Contact(s) New Cumulative Total epi-week 20 S/No. Cases (1 Jan-16 (Monday-Sunday) Description (Daily) May 2020) 1 Contact(s) listed 53 143 279 2 Contact(s) seen 51 135 269 3 Contact(s) currently under follow-up 51 135 145 4 Symptomatic contacts(s) 0 0 5 5 Contact confirmed positive 0 0 6 Contact(s) who completed 14 days follow- 6 up 0 124 124 7 Contact(s) lost to follow up 0 0 0 2 | P a g e Figure 1: Risk Mapping of Yobe LGAs Figure 2: Map of Yobe State Showing Number of Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by LGA 3 | P a g e Table 3: Summary of Laboratory Result(s) New Total epi-week 20 Cumulative S/No. Cases (Monday- (1 Jan-16 Description (Daily) Sunday) May 2020) 1 Number of specimens collected 0 30 63 2 Number of specimens tested negative 0 7 18 3 Number of specimens confirmed positive 0 12 32 4 Number of pending laboratory samples 0 13 13 THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS Coordination: Conducted high-level advocacy, led by the Hon Commissioner for Health (Vice-Chairman of State Task Force) and other members of State Rapid Response Team (SRRT), to Bade LGA emirate council to sensitize traditional leaders and community members on prevention of COVID-19 in their communities Conducted daily COVID-19 response coordination meetings with partners and stakeholders. Surveillance and Epidemiology: Conducted contact tracing and line-listed fifty-one (51) new contacts of the confirmed cases in Gujba, Damaturu, Geidam and Nguru LGAs Continued monitoring of one hundred and forty-five (145) contacts of confirmed cases Seven (7) new alerts have been received and investigated in Nguru, Potiskum and Gujba LGAs SMOH and WHO recruited, trained, and deployed six (6) additional contact tracing teams in Gujba, Nguru, and Tarmuwa LGAs. Point of Entry (POE): WHO recruited, trained and deployed four (4) teams to strengthen surveillance at Damaturu LGA POE Conducted monitoring of 58 quarantined Almajiris who were deported from Adamawa to Yobe state Continued monitoring of 62 Almajiris who were deported from Nasarawa to Yobe state ten days ago. Case Management: No new admissions in the state isolation centers Twenty-four (24) confirmed cases on admission in the state isolation centers are in stable condition. 4 | P a g e Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): Conducted fumigation and disinfection of households of confirmed cases in Bade, Gujba, and Tarmuwa LGAs. Provided additional technical support to LGA RRT and IPC teams to scale-up contact tracing and disinfection of confirmed or suspected households in Gujba, Tarmuwa, Geidam, Damaturu, and Nguru LGAs Laboratory and Diagnostic Support: No samples collected today. Following-up with NCDC to retrieve pending sample results The total number of samples taken for testing remains sixty-three (63). Of these, thirty-two (32) returned positive, eighteen (18) are negative and the result of thirteen (13) remaining samples is being awaited. Risk Communication and Social Mobilization: Continued house to house mobilization by Voluntary Community Mobilizers (VCMs) in high-risk LGAs. Continued public sensitization via radio jingles, motorized campaign and TV program across the state Logistics and Operational Support: Distributed commodities and PPEs to POE teams, and IPC teams in SSH Isolation centers Received donation of COVID-19 commodities from the First Lady’s initiative Carried-out proper documentation of COVID-19 commodities in the new store in YSUTH CHALLENGES: Inadequate PPEs and IPC commodities to sustain large scale response across the state Delay in retrieving sample results from NCDC Laboratory Leakage and weak enforcement of interstate border closure at POEs. NEXT STEP(S): • Scale-up IPC measures in all COVID-19 isolation centers in the state • Continue resource mobilization and community sensitization on COVID-19 prevention and control • Continue active case search, contact tracing, and monitoring of contacts of new cases • Follow-up with NCDC and retrieve pending sample results. 5 | P a g e .
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