Kano state government on Sunday, April 26, said the recent mysterious deaths recorded in the state are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Kano state commissioner of information, Muhammad Garba, in a statement said findings by the state ministry of health has shown that most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria, Vanguard reports.
He stated that the ministry of health acting on the orders of Governor Umar Ganduje was already conducting a thorough investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the deaths.
Garba disclosed that the governor was waiting for the final report from the state ministry of health before taking the necessary action over the issue.
The commissioner said the Kano state government is concerned about the deaths in the state
Garba urged the people of the state not to panic, noting that Kano state government is on top of the situation.
Meanwhile, the number of unexplained deaths in Kano state continued to rise on Sunday, April 26, with the passing of another professor, Balarabe Maikaba, who lectured mass communication at the Bayero University.
A family source told the Cable that the professor’s burial was fixed for 4pm on Sunday.
A former student of the late professor also said he was preparing to attend the funeral prayer at the family house of the deceased at Fagge in Kano.
Though the cause of Maikaba’s death is unknown, he is said to be the sixth professor reported to have died in one week in the state which has recorded many deaths during the coronavirus pandemic.
Recall that residents of Kano are living in fear as more burials take place daily over unexplained mysterious deaths in the state.
According to the report, dozens of people have died from severe malaria and typhoid fever in the state amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Already, 150 people have been buried in three cemeteries within the state.
Some residents who spoke on the issue said the number of deaths in Kano is still increasing.
Some bereaved families, however, said with the coronavirus scare at private health facilities, some of those who died could not access medical care, which might have resulted in their deaths.
At the moment, the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital AKTH, the largest tertiary health facility in the state, and many public hospitals suspended services at speciality clinics and restricted the number of outpatient visitation thereby leaving hundreds of patients without medical care.
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