MINISTRY OF HEALTH Situation Report

TITLE COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report SERIAL NUMBER 42 EPID-WEEK 24 DATE 10 June 2020

HIGHLIGHTS  No new confirmed case(s) reported today  Seventeen (17) additional contacts have completed the 14 days follow-up without symptoms.  The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is fifty-two (52): Twenty-one (21) cases from , twelve (12) cases from Nguru, nine (9) cases from Bade, three (3) cases from , and one (1) case each from , Tarmuwa, , Fika, , , and LGAs  One (1) new alert was received and investigated in Bade LGA.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY:  The total number of confirmed COVID-19 case(s) is 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 got discharged from the isolation centers is twenty-five (25)  The total number of contacts who completed the 14 days follow-up without symptoms as at today is four hundred and twenty-nine (429)  Twenty-one (21) confirmed active case(s) in the state are in stable condition  The total number of samples collected so far is one hundred and forty-five (145). Fifty-two (52) of these sample results are positive, thirty-five (35) results are negative, and thirty-five (35) sample results are for a repeat test. The results of twenty-three (23) remaining samples are being awaited.

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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 24 S/No. (1 Jan-10 (Daily) (Monday-Sunday) Description Jun 2020) 1 Suspected case(s) 0 3 89 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 1 6 173 6 Number of confirmed case(s) discharged 0 0 25 7 Number of death in confirmed case(s) 0 0 7 Number of death amongst health care 8 workers 0 0 0 9 Number of death in suspected cases 0 0 0

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Table 2: Summary of Contact(s) New Cumulative Total epi-week 24 S/No. Cases (1 Jan-10 (Monday-Sunday) Description (Daily) Jun 2020) 1 Contact(s) listed 0 0 596 2 Contact(s) seen 0 0 577 3 Contact(s) currently under follow-up 0 0 148 4 Symptomatic contacts(s) 0 0 11 5 Contact confirmed positive 0 0 6 Contact(s) who completed 14 days follow- 6 up 17 17 429 7 Contact(s) lost to follow up 0 0 0

Figure 2: Risk Mapping of Yobe LGAs.

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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 24 Cumulative Cases (Monday- (1 Jan-10 S/No. Description (Daily) Sunday) Jun 2020) 1 Total number of samples collected 0 23 145 2 Number of samples tested negative 0 0 35 3 Number of samples confirmed positive 0 0 52 4 Number of samples pending in the laboratory 0 23 23 5 Number of samples for a repeat test 0 0 35

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THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS Coordination:  Conducted daily COVID-19 response coordination meeting with partners and stakeholders  Supported LGA level coordination of the COVID-19 response in Damaturu, Potiskum, Bade, and Nguru LGAs.

Surveillance and Epidemiology:  Seventeen (17) additional contacts of the confirmed cases have completed the 14 days follow-up without symptoms  Conducted monitoring of one hundred and forty-eight (148) contacts of confirmed cases  One (1) new alert was received and investigated in Bade LGA.

Point of Entry (POE):  Monitored screening of truckers at Geidam and LGA POEs  Conducted monitoring of eighty-eight (88) Almajiris deported from Adamawa to Yobe state.

Case Management:  No new admission in the isolation centers  Twenty-one (21) active confirmed cases in the state are in stable condition.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC):  Continued community sensitization on COVID-19 prevention in high-risk LGAs  Distributed IPC commodities to SSH Damaturu.

Laboratory and Diagnostic Support:  Following-up with UMTH to retrieve pending sample results  The total number of samples taken for testing is one hundred and forty-five (145). Fifty-two (52) of these sample results are positive, thirty-five (35) sample results are negative, and thirty-five (35) sample results are for a repeat test. The results of twenty-three (23) remaining samples are being awaited.

Risk Communication and Social Mobilization:  Conducted engagement meetings with various stakeholders (traditional leaders, LGA officials, and security sector stakeholders) in the bid to scale-up COVID-19 response across the state  Continued phone-in program in the Yobe Broadcasting Corporation (YBC) to sensitize the public on COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

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 Conducted mass sensitization in market places and communities on COVID-19 prevention by motorized campaigns.

Logistics and Operational Support:  Developed a plan for the distribution of COVID-19 case definitions and IEC materials donated by WHO  Continued distribution of pedal handwashing units to Masjids, MDAs, and emirate councils of Bade, Damaturu, Geidam, Nguru, and Potiskum LGAs.

CHALLENGES:  Difficulty in transporting samples to NCDC Laboratory in Maiduguri to due insecurity and threat of attacks along Maiduguri-Damaturu road  Disruption of risk communication and contact tracing activities in remote communities of Geidam, Gulani, and Gujba LGAs due to insecurity and military operations.

NEXT STEP(S): • Continue to follow-up with UMTH Laboratory to retrieve pending results • Intensify screening of passengers at the POE and monitoring of Almajiris • Continue motorized campaigns to sensitize community members in high-burden LGAs • Scale-up IPC measures in communities, health facilities, and isolation centers.

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