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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 33 EPID-WEEK 23 DATE 01 June 2020 HIGHLIGHTS No new confirmed case(s) reported today Six (6) contacts have completed 14 days follow-up without any symptoms Nineteen (19) new contacts of the confirmed cases have been identified and line-listed by the contact tracing teams in Damaturu, Gulani, and Nguru LGAs Three (3) new alerts have been received and investigated in Potiskum, Gulani, and Bade LGAs. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 case(s) remains fifty-two (52): Twenty-one (21) cases from Damaturu, twelve (12) cases from Nguru, nine (9) cases from Bade, three (3) cases from Potiskum, and one (1) case each from Geidam, Tarmuwa, Bursari, Fika, Fune, Gulani, and Gujba LGAs Total confirmed case(s) of COVID-19 amongst Health Care Workers (HCWs) in the state is fourteen (14): Seven (7) nurses, five (5) doctors, one (1) physiotherapist, and one (1) laboratory scientist The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the state is seven (7) Total number of case(s) who recovered and have been discharged from the state isolation centers is twenty-four (24) The total number of contacts who completed the 14 days follow-up without developing symptoms as of today is three hundred and forty-six (346) Twenty-one (21) confirmed cases in the state isolation centers are in stable condition The total number of samples taken for testing is one hundred and fourteen (114). Fifty-two (52) of these samples results are positive; thirty-two (32) sample results are negative; and thirty (30) sample results are for a repeat test. No sample result is pending in the NCDC laboratory. 1 | P a g e 25 20 19 cases - 15 10 5 Number confirmed of COVID 0 27-Apr-20 4-May-20 11-May-20 18-May-20 25-May-20 6/1/2020** Epi-week Confirmed COVID-19 cases Deaths Figure 1: Epi-curve of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reported in Yobe state Table 1: Summary of Case(s) Cumulative New Cases Total Epi-week 23 S/No. (1 Jan-1 Jun (Daily) (Monday-Sunday) Description 2020) 1 Suspected case(s) 0 0 86 2 Lab-confirmed positive case(s) 0 0 52 Lab-confirmed positive cases amongst 3 health care worker(s) 0 0 14 4 Probable case(s) 0 0 0 5 Rumor under investigation 3 3 158 Number of the confirmed case(s) on 6 admission 0 0 21 7 Number of confirmed case(s) discharged 0 0 24 8 Number of death in confirmed case(s) 0 0 7 Number of death amongst health care 9 workers 0 0 0 10 Number of death in suspected cases 0 0 0 2 | P a g e Table 2: Summary of Contact(s) New Cumulative Total epi-week 23 S/No. Cases (1 Jan-1 Jun (Monday-Sunday) Description (Daily) 2020) 1 Contact(s) listed 19 19 585 2 Contact(s) seen 19 19 566 3 Contact(s) currently under follow-up 19 19 220 4 Symptomatic contacts(s) 0 0 11 5 Contact confirmed positive 0 0 6 Contact(s) who completed 14 days follow- 6 up 9 9 346 7 Contact(s) lost to follow up 0 0 0 Figure 2: Risk Mapping of Yobe LGAs. 3 | P a g e Figure 3: Map of Yobe State Showing Number of Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by LGA. Table 3: Summary of Laboratory Result(s) New Total epi-week 23 Cumulative Cases (Monday- (1 Jan-1 S/No. Description (Daily) Sunday) Jun 2020) 1 Total number of samples collected 0 0 114 2 Number of samples tested negative 0 0 32 3 Number of samples confirmed positive 0 0 52 4 Number of samples pending in the laboratory 0 0 0 5 Number of samples for a repeat test 0 0 30 THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS Coordination: Conducted engagement meetings with partners and private stakeholders to strengthen Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for mobilization of resources and scaling-up responses Supported LGA level coordination of the COVID-19 response in Damaturu, Potiskum, Bade, and Nguru LGAs. 4 | P a g e Surveillance and Epidemiology: Three (3) new alerts have been received and investigated in Potiskum, Gulani and Bade LGAs Six (6) contacts have completed 14 days follow-up without any symptoms Three (3) new contacts of the confirmed cases have been identified and line-listed by the contact tracing teams in Bursari LGA Conducted monitoring of two hundred and twenty (220) contacts of confirmed cases. Point of Entry (POE): Conducted screening of thirty-two (32) Almajiris deported from Taraba to Yobe state Conducted supportive supervision of POE teams in Damaturu LGA. Case Management: No new admission(s) in the state isolation centers No new discharges from the isolation centers Twenty-one (21) confirmed cases in the state isolation centers are in stable condition. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): SMOH in collaboration with AAH Nigeria conducted sensitization in six (6) communities (Lewe, Lewe-Shula, Jokre, Goiko, Badawa, and Banale) in Fika LGA, and three (3) communities (Garin Malan, Kusotoko and Konkomma) in Machina LGAs on COVID-19 prevention: A total of one thousand two hundred and fifty-eight (1,258) people were reached SMOH with support from AAH Nigeria conducted sensitization of two hundred and seven (207) caregivers, on COVID 19 prevention, during Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) activities in seven (7) communities of Gujba LGA SMOH in collaboration with AAH Nigeria WASH team conducted sensitization on COVID-19 prevention in Nangere, Tikau, and Fakarau duddaye and Dogon-marke communities of Nangere and Gujba LGAs respectively: A total of nine hundred and ninety-four (994) people were reached. Laboratory and Diagnostic Support: No sample result is pending in the NCDC laboratory No sample(s) was collected today The total number of samples taken for testing is one hundred and fourteen (114). Fifty-two (52) of these samples results are positive, thirty-two (32) sample results are negative, and thirty (30) samples are for a repeat test. 5 | P a g e Risk Communication and Social Mobilization: Continued public sensitization through radio jingles, motorized campaigns, and TV programs SMOH in with support from AAH distributed 968 IEC materials (71 packs of face masks, 72 packs of latex hand gloves masks and 100 bottles of 500ml Hand Sanitizers) to health facilities in Gujba, Yunusari, Machina, Fika, Nguru, and Damaturu LGAs Logistics and Operational Support: Distributed COVID-19 supplies to LGA PHC departments, secondary and tertiary HFs, emirates councils, and agencies of government Distributed pedal hand washing units to Masjids, MDAs, Emirates, Cemeteries in Bade, Damaturu, Geidam, Nguru, and Potiskum, and other identified high traffic areas Received donation from N-SHIP project and private individuals in the state Engaged with the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) team from First Bank Nig. Ltd in Yobe for equipping the isolation center in YSUTH. CHALLENGES: Inadequate PPEs and IPC commodities to sustain high-quality IPC in isolation centers and public places Insecurity and military operations affecting risk communication activities in remote communities of Geidam, Gulani, and Gujba LGAs. NEXT STEP(S): • Procure and/or mobilize additional PPEs and IPC commodities • Scale-up IPC measures in all COVID-19 isolation centers in the state • Commence motorized campaign to scale-up risk communication in high-burden LGAs. 6 | P a g e .
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