Posted by Amarachi on Thu 30th Apr, 2020 - tori.ng
16 Almajiris repatriated from Kano state to Kaduna have tested positive for COVID-19.
Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new cases of Coronavirus in the state.
Governor Nasir El-rufai in a tweet on Thursday said all patients were almajiris from Kano.
He wrote, “KDSG has confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in the state.
“The new cases, all almajiris from Kano, have raised the number of active COVID-19 cases in Kaduna State from 9 to 25.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 196 cases of the virus.
Confirmed cases in Nigeria now stand at 1728.