The Kaduna State Government said a patient died of coronavirus complications in the state.
The State Commissioner of Health , Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, announced this via her
Twitter handle on Saturday.
She said the patient was a male retired civil servant , who recently returned from Kano State .
The health commissioner said Kano has 28 active coronavirus cases .
She stated , “ The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has now confirmed that the state has 28 active COVID -19 cases as it awaits more results from the 350 tests it has conducted.
“ The three patients that increased the number from 25 include two males and the first female COVID - 19 case in the state. The female patient is a health worker who is not involved in the treatment of COVID -19 patients .
“ One of the two males was a retired civil servant with underlying medical conditions , who concealed his recent travel to Kano when he visited a public hospital and a private hospital.
“ He was eventually admitted at the isolation center with respiratory distress .
“ He died before his positive test result was released . He is the first Covid -19 fatality in Kaduna State . His family has been informed of his demise and he has since been buried according to the burial protocol of the NCDC. ”