Bauchi state government has confirmed the second case of COVID-19 in the state.
While disclosing this to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro Mohammed, said the second case is a 62-year-old friend of the Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, who has since tested positive for the virus.
The Commissioner disclosed that so far 45 blood samples have been taken to Abuja for testing and 39 of the samples have been confirmed negative expressing confidence that the remaining cases too will come out negative.
Recall that the governor tested positive to the virus on Tuesday March 24th.
