Nasarawa's 1st coronavirus case is traveller from Kano

Samson Toromade 13:15 - 28 April 2020

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule [Twitter/@NasarawaGovt]

The woman recently travelled from Kano State which has recorded the third highest number of cases in Nigeria.

Nasarawa has recorded its index case of the coronavirus disease (COVID19), according to state governor, Abdullahi Sule.

During a press conference on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, the governor said the index case is a woman who recently travelled from Kano to Kokona local government area of Nasarawa.

Kano has recorded a total of 77 coronavirus cases, the third highest in Nigeria, behind Lagos (764) and the Federal Capital Territory (157).

"We already evacuated the lady from Kokona to Lafia where we have better facilities to take care of her.

"We have also isolated the family where she came from so that we can conduct a proper test to ensure that her family members are not infected," the governor said.

COVID-19: NASARAWA RECORDS AN INDEX CASE;
Governor Abdullahi A Sule announced this during the COVID-19 Task Force Committee meeting held in Govt House Lafia on Tuesday. 5 tests have been conducted and 4 are negative with one positive case in Kokona. pic.twitter.com/P8IEDdxZaQ
— Nasarawa State Government (@NasarawaGovt) April 28, 2020