MINISTRY OF HEALTH Situation Report

TITLE COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report SERIAL NUMBER 135 EPID-WEEK 42 DATE 12 – 18 October 2020

HIGHLIGHTS:  No new confirmed case was reported in week 42  The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases remains seventy-nine (79)  One hundred and nine (109) additional samples were collected in week 42. Eighty (80) results returned negative while 29 results are pending  Two (2) patients have been discharged from the isolation center  No COVID-19 related mortality was recorded for 21 consecutive weeks  Thirty-five (35) additional contacts were line-listed by the contacts tracing teams  Five (5) contacts have completed 14 days of monitoring without any symptoms  The SMOH, with support from WHO and NCDC, conducted training of 102 health officials including DSNOs and Clinicians on COVID-19 case detection and IPC to scale-up sample collection and testing  The SPHCMB, with support from WHO, conducted sensitization training for 450 AVADAR informants on COVID-19 prevention  Yobe SMOH teams, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams and AVADAR informants, UNICEF VCMs, and CGPP volunteers conducted mass community sensitization reaching 9,239 people with COVID-19 prevention messages in high-burden LGAs. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY:  The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is seventy-nine (79). Twenty-three (23) cases from , twenty-two (22) from Nguru, sixteen (16) from Bade, four (4) cases each from , and LGAs. and have two (2) cases each, and 6 other LGAs (, , Fika, , , and ) have one (1) case each  The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 amongst Health Care Workers (HCWs) is fourteen (14). These include five (5) doctors, seven (7) nurses, one (1) physiotherapist, and one (1) laboratory scientist  The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the state is eight (8)

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 The total number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 is sixty-eight (68)  The total number of active confirmed cases in the state is three (3)  The total number of contacts who completed 14 days of monitoring without symptoms is seven hundred and seventy-two (772)  The total number of samples collected is one thousand, two hundred, and thirty-two (1,232). Seventy- nine (79) results are positive, one thousand and eighty-three (1,083) are negative, forty-one (41) for a repeat test and one hundred and twenty-nine (29) remaining sample results are pending.

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Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths Deaths Figure 1: Epi-curve of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Yobe state

COVID-19 confirmed cases in Yobe State

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Number of comfirmed COVID-19 cases reported Figure 2: Distribution of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by LGA in Yobe state

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Figure 3: Distribution of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Age and Sex in Yobe state

Table 1: Summary of COVID-19 Case(s)

Total Epi-week 42 Cumulative (1 Jan-18 S/No. (Monday-Sunday) Oct 2020) Description 1 Suspected case(s) 109 1,191 2 Lab-confirmed positive case(s) 0 79 Lab-confirmed positive cases amongst 3 health care worker(s) 0 14 4 Probable case(s) 0 0 5 Rumor under investigation 31 686 6 Number of confirmed case(s) discharged 2 68 7 Number of death in confirmed case(s) 0 8 Number of death amongst health care 8 workers 0 0

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Table 2: Summary of Contact(s) Total epi-week 42 Cumulative (1 S/No. Description (Monday-Sunday) Jan-18 Oct 2020) 1 Contact(s) line-listed 35 862 2 Contact(s) seen 35 841 3 Contact(s) currently under follow-up 69 69 4 Symptomatic contacts(s) 0 21 5 Contact confirmed positive 0 14 6 Contact(s) who completed 14 days follow-up 5 772 7 Contact(s) lost to follow up 0 0

Figure 2: Risk Mapping of Yobe LGAs

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Figure 3: Map of Yobe State Showing the Number of Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by LGA.

Table 3: Summary of Laboratory Result(s)

Total epi-week 42 Cumulative (1

(Monday-Sunday) Jan-18 Oct 2020) S/No. Description 1 Total number of samples collected 109 1,232 2 Number of samples tested negative 80 1,083 3 Number of samples confirmed positive 0 79 4 Number of samples pending in the laboratory 29 29 5 Number of samples for a repeat test 0 41

THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS Coordination:  The SMOH, with support of WHO and partners, is leading and coordinating the implementation of the REDISSE project funded by the NGN 100 million World Bank grant  Conducted regular COVID-19 response coordination meetings with partners and stakeholders.

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Surveillance and Epidemiology:  In Yobe, 14 LGAs of the 17 LGAs, representing 82.4%, have reported at least one confirmed case  The case fatality rate amongst confirmed cases is 10.1%  Overall, seventy-nine (79) of the one thousand and eighty-one (1,203) samples tested positive giving a positivity rate of 6.6%. The positivity rate for week 42 is 0% while the positivity rate for the preceding week was 3.3%  The case to contact ratio is 1:10  The percentage of contacts that were confirmed positive is 17.7%  Thirty-five (35) additional contacts were line-listed by the contact tracing team in Damaturu, Nguru, and Potiskum LGAs  Five (5) contacts have completed 14 days of monitoring without any symptoms.

Point of Entry (POE):  Conducted screening of passengers at the Points of Entries (POEs)  Conducted supportive supervision of POE teams in Bade, Geidam, Potiskum, Nguru, and Yusufari LGAs.

Case Management:  Two (2) patients have been discharged from the isolation center  The three (3) remaining active confirmed cases are in stable condition  No COVID-19 related mortality was recorded for 21 consecutive weeks.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC):  Conducted decontamination and disinfection of isolation centers across the State  The SMOH, with support from WHO and NCDC, conducted training of 102 health officials including DSNOs and Clinicians on COVID-19 case detection and IPC to scale-up sample collection and testing  The SPHCMB, with support from WHO, conducted sensitization training for 450 AVADAR informants on COVID-19 prevention.

Laboratory and Diagnostic Support:  One hundred and nine (109) additional samples were collected in week 42. Eighty (80) results returned negative while 29 results are pending  The total number of samples collected is one thousand, two hundred, and thirty-two (1,232). Seventy- nine (79) results are positive, one thousand and eighty-three (1,083) are negative, forty-one (41) for a repeat test and one hundred and twenty-nine (29) remaining sample results are pending

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 Following-up with the laboratory team to retrieve the results of pending samples.

Risk Communication and Social Mobilization:  Yobe SMOH teams, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams and AVADAR informants, UNICEF VCMs, and CGPP volunteers conducted mass community sensitization reaching 9,239 people with COVID-19 prevention messages in high-burden LGAs  Conducted mass community sensitization through radio jingles and phone-in program at Yobe State Broadcasting Cooperation (YBC).

Logistics and Operational Support:  Distributed COVID-19 IPC commodities to GH Gashua, FMC Nguru, and SSH Damaturu isolation centers  Distributed PPEs and IEC materials to Surveillance, POE, and Risk Communication teams

CHALLENGES:  Insecurity and military operations are limiting contact tracing, active case search, and community sensitization in security-compromised LGAs  Bad geographical is limiting access to remote communities to sustain COVID-19 prevention activities  Fear of stigmatization leading to non-disclosure and refusal of sample collection.

NEXT STEP(S):  Scale-up COVID-19 sensitization training for school administrators and teachers on COVID-19 prevention and IPC  Continue sensitization and capacity building for community stakeholders to reduce fear and stigmatization, and lead COVID-19 control efforts in remote and security-compromised communities  Scale-up active case search and sample collection in remote LGAs and communities  Mobilize and distribute PPEs to schools, health facilities, and isolation centers.

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