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At least eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for the coronavirus infection, at the Wailo orientation camp in the Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi .
In addition, two more persons have died of suspected yellow fever, raising the number of deaths so far recorded at 10 since the disease outbreak last week.
Ibrahim Sani, the nformation Officer of Bauchi Primary Healthcare Agency, made these known in a statement.
He said chairman of the agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, has instructed a surveillance team to carry out sample collection and investigation of all corp members undergoing training in the camp to avoid de-escalation.
A holding room has since been allocated by the State Director of the NYSC for those that are suspected to be positive cases, he added.
Addressing yellow fever, the statement related that Commissioner of Health and the Executive Chairman of the agency have activated various response teams of state and local government level.
It stated further it has also conducted series of meetings to underscore the magnitude of the emerging new cases.
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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