Kano Residents have been thrown into fear after over 150 persons died under the space of three days, causing undertakers and grave diggers in the city to express deep concerns.
The dead bodies buried in three cemeteries across the eight local government areas of the state, heightened fears as residents suspect the deceased must have died as a result of a strange ailment.
The local governments affected so far are Kano, Nasarawa, Gwale, Dala, Ungogo, Fagge, Tarauni, Kumbotso and Municipal.
Speaking with SaharaReporters on Tuesday, Khalid Munir, a resident in Kano, said he was deeply concerned about the situation because cases of Coronavirus in the city were rising.
“Who knows what is killing people? The development is causing people to panic and no one knows what is going on.
“The index Coronavirus case for example went to a lot of places even Friday prayers before he was confirmed positive, so a lot of people might be walking around with Coronavirus and dying from it and not even know," he said.
Bashir Mohammed, one of the undertakers at the Dandolo Cemetery in Goron Dutse, Dala Local Government Area, also expressed his worries saying;
“This is worrisome, we are becoming overwhelmed by what we are seeing these days because to me the way people are dying is not ordinary."
Another undertaker known as Mohammed said between Saturday and Sunday, over 30 people were buried in the cemetery in contrast to maximum daily record of 10 burials previously.
Kano State has so far recorded 59 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as at Tuesday, a sharp increase from when the index case was first reported 11 days ago.
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