Breaking: Kano Records First Coronavirus Case

Kano State has reportedly recorded its first confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case.

According to The Nation, the index case is a retired technocrat, who recently returned from Lagos State.

A top government official disclosed that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje is reported to be in a crucial meeting with health officials to inform the public officially.

The said COVID-19 patient traveled from Lagos to Abuja and finally landed in Kano.

He was diagnosed at the reactivated COVID-19 laboratory test centre at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital where he tested positive.

He is said to have moved to the isolation centre in Kwanar Dawaki, Kano

The source also revealed that health officials have already begun the process of tracing his contacts.