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YOBE STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Situation Report

TITLE COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report

SERIAL NUMBER 79

EPID-WEEK 29

DATE 17 July 2020

HIGHLIGHTS

No new confirmed cases reported today

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state remains sixty-three (63)

Total number of patients who recovered and got discharged from the isolation centers is fifty-one (51)

Yobe SMOH and SPHCMB, in collaboration with partners, conducted high-level advocacy to Bade,

Tarmuwa, and Machina LGA emirate councils to sensitize district and traditional leaders, as well as the

community members on COVID-19 prevention.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY:

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 case(s) is sixty-three (63): Twenty-two (22) cases from

Damaturu, sixteen (16) cases from Nguru, thirteen (13) cases from Bade, three (3) cases from Potiskum,

and one (1) case each from 9 LGAs (Geidam, Karasuwa, Yusufari, Tarmuwa, Bursari, Fika, Fune,

Gulani, and Gujba)

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 amongst Health Care Workers (HCWs) is fourteen (14). They

include seven (7) nurses, five (5) doctors, one (1) physiotherapist, and one (1) laboratory scientist

The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the state is eight (8)

Total number of patients who recovered and got discharged from the isolation centers is fifty-one (51)

The total number of active confirmed cases in the state is four (4). They are all in stable condition

The total number of contacts who completed 14 days of monitoring without symptoms is six hundred

and twenty-seven (627)

The total number of samples collected is two hundred and twenty-nine (229). Sixty-three (63) results are

positive, one hundred and twenty-five (125) are negative, forty-one (41) for a repeat test.

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

Table 1: Summary of Case(s)

S/No.

Description

New Cases

(Daily)

Total Epi-week 29

(Monday-Sunday)

Cumulative

(1 Jan-17 Jul

2020)

1 Suspected case(s) 0 22 162

2 Lab-confirmed positive case(s) 0 1 63

3

Lab-confirmed positive cases amongst

health care worker(s) 0 0 14

4 Probable case(s) 0 0 0

5 Rumor under investigation 0 4 202

6 Number of confirmed case(s) discharged 0 0 51

7 Number of death in confirmed case(s) 0 0 8

8

Number of death amongst health care

workers 0 0 0

9 Number of death in suspected cases 0 0 0

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Table 2: Summary of Contact(s)

S/No.

Description

New

Cases

(Daily)

Total epi-week 29

(Monday-Sunday)

Cumulative

(1 Jan-17 Jul

2020)

1 Contact(s) line-listed 0 5 681

2 Contact(s) seen 0 5 661

3 Contact(s) currently under follow-up 0 5 34

4 Symptomatic contacts(s) 0 0 11

5 Contact confirmed positive 0 0 6

6 Contact(s) who completed 14 days follow-up 0 23 627

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)

S/No. Description

New

Cases

(Daily)

Total epi-week 29

(Monday-

Sunday)

Cumulative

(1 Jan-17

Jul 2020)

1 Total number of samples collected 0 18 229

2 Number of samples tested negative 0 17 125

3 Number of samples confirmed positive 0 1 63

4 Number of samples pending in the laboratory 0 0 0

5 Number of samples for a repeat test 0 0 41

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THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS

Coordination:

Conducted COVID-19 response coordination meeting with partners and stakeholders

Supported State and LGA level implementation of COVID-19 response activities.

Surveillance and Epidemiology:

Conducted monitoring of thirty-four (34) contacts in high-burden LGAs

Conducted ACS in high-burden LGAs in collaboration with LGA RRTs.

Point of Entry (POE):

Conducted screening of truckers and their passenger at Potiskum, Yusufari, Nangere, Bade and Nguru

LGA POEs

Conducted supportive supervision of the POE teams in Damaturu and Nguru LGAs.

Case Management:

The three (3) active confirmed cases in the state are in stable condition

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC):

Conducted supportive supervision on the use of face-masks and other COVID-19 preventive measures

amongst health care workers in Gwange and Nayinawa PHCs of Damaturu LGAs

Yobe SMOH distributed COVID-19 PPEs and IEC materials in Gwange and Nayinawa PHCs.

Laboratory and Diagnostic Support:

The total number of samples collected is two hundred and twenty-nine (229). Sixty-three (63) results are

positive, one hundred and twenty-five (125) are negative, forty-one (41) for a repeat test.

Risk Communication and Social Mobilization:

The SPHCMB, with support from the WHO Communications team and CGPP, conducted community

sensitization and motorized campaign on COVID-19 prevention in remote communities of Bade, Nguru,

Damaturu, and Potiskum LGAs

Continued house to house sensitization by VCMs, EHAs, NYCSRF and HTR teams

Yobe SMOH and SPHCMB, in collaboration with partners, conducted high-level advocacy to Bade,

Tarmuwa, and Machina LGA emirate councils to sensitize district and traditional leaders, as well as the

community members on COVID-19 prevention.

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Logistics and Operational Support:

Distributed COVID-19 commodities to Gwange and Nayinawa PHCs

Developed a distribution plan for the COVID-19 commodities received from WHO.

CHALLENGES:

Insecurity and military operations are limiting contact tracing, active case search and community

sensitization in security-compromised LGAs

Inadequate WASH and waste disposal equipment in the affected LGAs.

NEXT STEP(S):

Mobilize and distribute PPEs to health facilities and isolation centers

Continue motorized campaigns in high-burden LGAs.