The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has shut down schools in the state, following reported resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the state.
According to a statement signed by the state Commissioner of Education, Shehu Muhammad, the rise indicates a new wave of the infection spreading across the state.
He said the infections show a replication of figures recorded in the first wave of the pandemic in April, May and June.
The state’s ministry of health further confirmed that while the infections cut across age groups, the new wave especially affects those between 10 and 35 years.
This, the commissioner said, forms a majority of the populace in the education sector.
