COVID-19: Kano Confirms Five New Cases Of Coronavirus

Five new cases of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Kano State by the state Government, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the state to nine cases.

The development was confirmed by the media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, on his Twitter account on Wednesday.

He said, “The Kano State Ministry of Health, KNSMOH, has announced 5 new additional COVID-19 cases in the State. Making it a total of 9 confirmed positive cases.”

“The 5 new cases were all traced to the index case on Wednesday, 15th April 2020.”

“As at 10:25 am, 5 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the State.”

Recall that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday confirmed 19 new cases of Coronavirus across the country.

An additional 11 cases were later confirmed in Lagos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 373, while 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths recorded.

See the post below:

The Kano State Ministry of Health @KNSMOH has announced 5 new additional Covid-19 cases in the State. Making it a total of 9 confirmed positive cases. The 5 new cases were all traced to the index case. #StayAtHomeAndStaySafe pic.twitter.com/ygCJwvjYts

— Peacock (@dawisu) April 15, 2020