Nigeria’s spike in deaths linked to Covid-19

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A city worker disinfects a market as a preventive measure against the spreading of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Accra on March 23, 2020. - African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) (Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)


Nigeria’s Health Minister Osagie Ehanire has said that up to 60% of nearly 1,000 unexplained deaths in the northern state of Kano were probably due to Covid-19.

An investigative team reached the conclusion after looking into a spike in deaths across Kano state in April and early May – mostly among elderly people with pre-existing health conditions.

Some died in hospitals but more than half died at home.

There have been similar unexplained spikes in other states across northern Nigeria.

With low testing rates and Africa’s largest population, experts fear the virus could be spreading virtually undetected in Nigeria.

So far 12,801 coronavirus cases have been confirmed and 361 deaths.

Source: BBC

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