The Kano State Government has finally confirmed that five new cases of #COVID19 have been recorded in the state.
The State government had earlier rejected reports of the cases as untrue and not emanating from its ministry of health.
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However, on Wednesday, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje took to his verified Twitter handle to announce the new cases.
He tweeted: “Tests conducted on persons closest to the state’s index case of #COVID19 have revealed 5 additional cases. We now have a total of 9 cases in the state and more testing is ongoing to box the spread of the pandemic. Please stay indoors and give us a fighting chance.”
