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Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says 50-60 percent of the strange deaths recorded in Kano state may have been caused by COVID-19.
Ehanire said the team set up to probe the strange deaths confirmed that, a total of 979 persons died in eight local government areas of the state, 43 per day. “With regard to the unexplained deaths that occurred in Kano, the team confirmed that a total of 979 deaths were recorded in eight municipal local areas of the state at the rate of 43 deaths per day.“The verbal autopsy revealed that 56 percent of the deaths had occurred at home while 38 were in the hospital.
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