Nigerian medics find no suspicious rise in deaths

By Celestina Olulode

A Nigerian medical team investigating reports of a rise in deaths in the northern state of Jigawa has said it has found no evidence to support the claims. 

The five medics were sent to the town of Hadeja following rumours of an increase in fatalities.

The head of the investigation said that 92 people had died in the space of eight days, which was not unusual. 

The investigation was unable to rule out that the deaths were linked to coronavirus as tests had not been carried out.

Full autopsies are rarely carried out in the region because of religious sensitivities.

This article originally appeared on BBC News