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The Zamfara government says it discharged 18 COVID-19 patients from its isolation centre in Damba, Gusau, the state capital.

Nasiru Magarya, the speaker of the state house of assembly who is also the chairman of the Zamfara task force on COVID-19, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday.

Magarya said the patients, who have recovered from the disease, were released after receiving certification from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

He said they were released and reunited with their families in the early hours of Thursday.

He also said, so far, five COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the state.

“With this development, the number of COVID-19 patients dropped from 73 to 55 in the state while the state had recorded only five deaths,” he said.

The chairman pleaded with residents not to stigmatise the discharged patients.

He warned that action will be taken by the government against anybody found stigmatising or discriminating against the discharged patients.

He commended the people of the state for their understanding and cooperation with the government in its efforts to combat the disease in the state.