The Yobe State Commissioner for Health and Vice Chairman of COVID 19, Dr. Mohammed Lawan Gana has confirmed that the number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 20.

Dr. Gana at a media briefing in Damaturu on Tuesday also disclosed that the state has recorded four deaths at the state isolation centres in Damaturu and Nguru.

Dr. Gana who was responding to questions said most the people that died were brought in late to the health facilities and were already manifesting severe symptoms.

“To respond to your question the mortality in the Isolation centre, I want to tell you that as at today, we have twenty confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yobe state. Then four people have died. Three died here in Damaturu and one in Nguru. All the people that died are suspected to have the disease because their samples were collected but the results came after they have died. I want to point out that all the people that died were presented very late to the health facilities and isolated. Of course almost all of them have underlying illness,” Dr. Gana informed.

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Our correspondent however observed that the data on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is contrary to the commissioner’s claim as the NCDC records indicates 12 active COVID-19 cases in the state and 1 death making a total of 13 in the state.

At the Media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID 19, the NCDC said the number of cases in the state remain stagnant amidst reports of positive cases.

Tuesday’s clarification by the commissioner has put to rest the questions of the update of the virus in the state.