Baba Tela, the Deputy Governor of Bauchi state has caught the Coronavirus infection.
The health status of the Deputy Governor who is also the chairman of the state task force on COVID-19, was confirmed in a statement released by Governor Bala’s media aide, Mukhtar Gidado.
Gidado said the Deputy Governor has gone into self-isolation as samples of all his primary contacts have been taken by the NCDC for test.
The statement read: “This is to inform the General public that His Excellency Sen. Baba Tela, Deputy Governor of Bauchi State who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19 was confirmed positive of Coronavirus.
“Consequently, His Excellency Sen. Baba Tela has gone into self-isolation in Bauchi and health professionals are properly managing his situation.
“Similarly, samples of all his primary contacts have been taken by the NCDC for test and they are advised to remain in isolation pending the outcome of their results.
“He has gone into self-isolation in Bauchi and health professionals are properly managing his situation.”
Recall that the state governor, Bala Mohammed was the first person to test positive for the virus in the state, after he returned from Germany in April. The Deputy Governor tested positive more than a month after the Governor recovered from the disease after three weeks treatment.
