Gastroenteritis: Sokoto Records 18 Death in One Week

By Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government yesterday confirmed that it has recorded not less than 18 deaths in the state within a week as a result of gastroenteritis.

The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ali Muhammed Inname, stated this while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held at council’s chamber in Sokoto.

Inname disclosed that the council has approved the upgrading of four Primary Health Centres (PHC) located at different parts of the state to general hospitals.

The upgrading of the PHCs, according to the commissioner, would cost the state over N700 million.
One of these PHCs is in Salam, which was awarded at the cost of N125.6 million while that of Sanyinna, in Tambuwal Local Government would cost N210.7 million.

Another one in Kuchi town in Kebbe Local Government would cost N167 million as well as the one opposite market in Achida, Wurno Local Government at the cost of N 263.4 million.

He also stated that the state recorded a total number of 252 positive case of gastro-enteritis across 16 local government areas between Friday, August 19, 2021, and today.

He further explained that a total number of 18 people lost their lives at different hospitals across the state within the same period.

Commenting on the incidents of COVID-19 infections, Inname said that the state has recorded a total number of 794 positive cases out of 21,027 tests done with only four patients currently on admission at isolation centre since the index case was discovered.

He called on the general public to take advantage of the recently launched second vaccination of COVID-19 to get vaccinated against the virus.
Inname revealed that the state has received her own share of 34,440 Moderna vaccines, which is to be used in the second phase of vaccination that would cover over 17,000 people across the state.