By our reporter| Three commissioners in Gombe state have tested positive for coronavirus.
The state commissioner of information and culture, Ibrahim Alhassan, made the disclosure at a news briefing on Tuesday.
According to the commissioner, the COVID-19 status of the infected persons was discovered after all 21 commissioners in Gombe and the governor’s aides took the test.
He also confirmed that the test results of one of the governor’s aides and five members of the Gombe State House of Assembly came back positive.
Alhassan said, “We conducted massive tests for all the government functionaries – the commissioners, special advisers, and all the staff of the Government House.
“Out of the 21 commissioners, it is unfortunate that we are having three positive cases. Of the special advisers, we have one positive case.”
“Of the members of the State House of Assembly, we have five positive cases. This is so far, the update within the government cycle.”
The commissioner decried that the pandemic was already within the community and the state has begun to witness community transmission of the disease.
He further revealed that the government has decided to lead by example by ensuring that 100 per cent of its workforce took the test.
“Therefore, all hands need to be on deck to see that we fight this pandemic head-on and as of today, permanent secretaries and directors in all the government ministries and agencies are now undergoing the screening (the test).
Gombe State has a total of 234 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 33 deaths and 134 discharges.
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