YOBE STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH Situation Report
TITLE COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report SERIAL NUMBER 27 EPID-WEEK 22 DATE 26 May 2020
HIGHLIGHTS: No new confirmed case(s) reported today Twenty-nine (29) contacts of confirmed cases have completed 14 days follow-up without symptoms Four (4) new contacts of the confirmed cases have been identified and line-listed by the contact tracing teams in Bade LGA One (1) new alert was received and investigated in Damaturu LGA
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 case(s) is forty-seven (47): Nineteen (19) cases from Damaturu, ten (10) cases from Nguru, nine (9) cases from Bade, three (3) cases from Potiskum, and one (1) case each from Geidam, Tarmuwa, Bursari, Fika, Gulani and Gujba LGAs Total confirmed case(s) of COVID-19 amongst Health Care Workers (HCWs) in the state is thirteen (13): Seven (7) nurses, four (4) doctors, one (1) physiotherapist, and one (1) laboratory scientist The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the state is six (6) Total number of case(s) who recovered and have been discharged from the state isolation centers is eight (8) The total number of contacts who completed the 14 days follow-up without developing symptoms as of today is one hundred and eighty-two (182) Thirty-two (32) confirmed cases in the state isolation centers are in stable condition The total number of samples taken for testing is ninety-one (91). Of these, forty-seven (47) returned positive, forty results (40) are negative and the results of four (4) remaining samples are being awaited.
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Table 1: Summary of Case(s) Cumulative New Cases Total Epi-week 22 S/No. (1 Jan-26 (Daily) (Monday-Sunday) Description May 2020) 1 Suspected case(s) 0 0 79 2 Lab-confirmed positive case(s) 0 0 47 Lab-confirmed positive cases amongst 3 health care worker(s) 0 0 13 4 Probable case(s) 0 0 0 5 Rumor under investigation 1 3 148 Number of the confirmed case(s) on 6 admission 0 0 32 7 Number of confirmed case(s) discharged 0 0 8 8 Number of death in confirmed case(s) 0 0 6 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 22 S/No. Cases (1 Jan-26 (Monday-Sunday) Description (Daily) May 2020) 1 Contact(s) listed 4 4 461 2 Contact(s) seen 4 4 444 3 Contact(s) currently under follow-up 4 4 262 4 Symptomatic contacts(s) 0 0 11 5 Contact confirmed positive 0 0 6 Contact(s) who completed 14 days follow- 6 up 29 29 182 7 Contact(s) lost to follow up 0 0 0
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Figure 1: Risk Mapping of Yobe LGAs.
Figure 2: Map of Yobe State Showing Number of Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by LGA.
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Table 3: Summary of Laboratory Result(s) New Total epi-week 22 Cumulative Cases (Monday- (1 Jan-26 S/No. Description (Daily) Sunday) May 2020) 1 Number of specimens collected 0 0 91 2 Number of specimens tested negative 0 0 40 3 Number of specimens confirmed positive 0 0 47 4 Number of pending laboratory samples 0 0 4
THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS Coordination: SMOH and partners are supporting LGA RRT COVID-19 coordination meetings as well as contact tracing, contacts monitoring contact, and risk communication activities in high-burden LGAs The state coordination and POE teams conducted supportive supervision at Damaturu and Potiskum POE.
Surveillance and Epidemiology: Twenty-nine (29) contacts have completed the 14 days follow-up without symptoms today Four (4) new contacts of the confirmed cases have been identified and line-listed by the contact tracing teams in Bade LGA One (1) new alert was received and investigated in Damaturu LGA Continued monitoring of two hundred and sixty-two (262) contacts of confirmed cases.
Point of Entry (POE): Conducted supportive supervision at Damaturu and Potiskum LGA POE Continued monitoring of 58 Almajiris deported from Adamawa to Yobe state eleven (11) days ago.
Case Management: No new admissions in the state isolation center No new discharges from the state isolation centers today Thirty-two (32) confirmed cases in the state isolation centers are in stable condition.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): Supported decontamination and fumigation of households of confirmed cases in Potiskum, Bursari, and Gulani LGAs
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Continued sensitization on the use of facemasks across the state. Laboratory and Diagnostic Support: Following-up with NCDC to retrieve pending sample results The total number of samples taken for testing is ninety-one (91). Of these, forty-seven (47) returned positive, forty results (40) are negative and the results of four (4) remaining samples are being awaited.
Risk Communication and Social Mobilization: Supported public sensitization through the use of radio jingles, motorized campaigns, and TV programs SPHCMB in conjunction with WHO and Action Against Hunger (AAH) Nigeria developed new jingles on COVID-19 prevention messages- frequent handwashing, use of hand sanitizer, face-mask, and practice of good respiratory hygiene, for airing in Yobe radio corporation and motorized campaigns.
Logistics and Operational Support: Distributed COVID-19 supplies to Damaturu LGA POE teams Conducted supervision and monitoring of IPC practices amongst drivers deployed to isolation centers and logistics team.
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): • Deploy additional motorized campaign vehicles to scale-up risk communication in high-burden LGAs • Scale-up IPC measures in all COVID-19 isolation centers in the state • Follow-up with NCDC to retrieve pending sample results from Abuja.
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