The Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, has set up a five-man committee to investigate alleged death of 100 people in the last 10 days.
The state Chairman, COVID 19 Taskforce, Dr Abba Zakari, who is also the Commissioner of Health, told journalists in Dutse, the state capital, that this followed a community report over the increasing number of deaths in the area.
Also, 32 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Jigawa, bringing the total number of infected persons in the state to 72.
While giving an update on the COVID-19 cases in the state on Tuesday, the state governor said 57 samples were taken from contacts of infected persons in five local government areas out of which 32 tested positive.
