The Co-Chairman of Kano State Task Force Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Abdulrazak Habib, and some members of the committee, have tested positive for the virus.
This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, in a statement by the Ministry via its twitter handle, @KNSMOH, on Friday evening.
The Commissioner however, stated that the total number of confirmed cases in the state remained 21 with one death, as of 11:15 am on Friday, April 17, 2020.
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He called on the public to maintain social distancing, avoid overcrowding and stay at home to avoid being infected with the disease.
Tsanyawa further stressed that the state government would continue to take measures to contain the spread of virus as it had lockdown the state on Thursday evening.
He disclosed that affected persons have been in isolation at Kwanar Dawaki isolation centre since they tested positive some days ago.