Kano confirms five more cases of coronavirus overnight bringing state total to 9

Published by Goodluck at April 15, 2020

The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed five more cases of the covid-19 virus in the state. That brings the total number of cases in Nigeria’s second most populous city to 9. This was disclosed by the Ministry in a tweet this morning. See the tweet below:

Wednesday, 15th April 2020. As at 10:25 am, 5 additional cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in @KanostateNg @NCDCgov @FMICNigeria @dawisu @NOA_Nigeria @Chikwe_I @NphcdaNG
#StaySafeNigeria #StayHome pic.twitter.com/8KfIOT2Bih
— Kano State Ministry of Health (@KNSMOH) April 15, 2020

The state governor, Umar Ganduje yesterday announced a complete lockdown of the state for one week.

With the rising numbers of COVID 19 patients, it’s time to halt the virus in its tracks. A 1 week complete lockdown of Kano State will begin on Thursday the 16th April by 10PM. Please stay indoors and let us defeat this pandemic that threatens our vision for a safer #FutureKano.
— Dr. Ganduje OFR. (@GovUmarGanduje) April 14, 2020