The Governor who announced this in a statewide special broadcast to the people, said the index case was a returnee from Kano State last week whose samples were taken alongside two others.
He said upon arrival from Kano and feeling sick, the victim has presented himself at the State Specialist Hospital, Yola for consultation where he was isolated and his samples were taken for testing and came out positive Wednesday morning.
He added that government has put all apparatus needed to help him treated at the isolation centre in Yola and has commissioned a contract tracing mechanism to get all his contacts quarantined and tested.
Governor Umaru Fintiri requested the people of Adamawa to prepare for a total lockdown to be announced in due course to prevent the state from the spread of the virus in addition urged citizens not to panic.
He stressed that upon breakdown of coronavirus in the country, Adamawa State government has put all measures including restriction of movements and lockdown of borders to prevent the disease from coming into the state.
He disclosed that government has invested tremendous funds and resources in ensuring the state is protected against the pandemic and people are positioned psychologically to contain the situation.
The Governor revealed that Adamawa has a COVID-19 containment team working round to ensure that the state is on top of the situation while a disease surveillance team is also doing a great job.
He commended the security agents in the state in manning Adamawa borders and called on people to uphold preventive measures and collectively come together to fight the disease in the state.
(Muhammad B, Tukur, SSA New Media)
