Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed that 65 new Coronavirus cases has been recorded in the state.
The ministry made the disclosure via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH.
According to the tweet the development has raised the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state to 547.
“Update as at 11:35 p.m. May 8, 2020; 65 new cases of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Kano state.
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“Total confirmed cases in Kano state are now 547, three additional patients discharged and five deaths recorded, ” the tweet read.
The ministry explained that 22 people have been discharged while 18 have died, thereby bringing down the total active cases in the state to 507.