Kano records first case of coronavirus

Kano State Saturday recorded its first case of coronavirus.

The state Ministry of Health confirmed this to journalists at a press briefing in Kano.

Prior to Saturday, Kano is one of the few states that had not recorded a single case of coronavirus since February 27 when Nigeria recorded its first case of the disease.

Nigeria currently has 305 cases of coronavirus with eight deaths.

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However, over 50 patients have been discharged by health authorities in Lagos and Abuja after they were certified free of the virus.

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