Kano announces 1st coronavirus death

Bayo Wahab 00:44 - 16 April 2020

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Kano State Ministry of Health announced this shortly after the NCDC confirmed 34 new cases in Nigeria.

Kano State Ministry of Health has announced the first death caused by coronavirus in the state.

The State government announced this shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 34 new cases in the country.

Wednesday, 15th April 2020. As at 11:55 pm, 1 death of #COVID19 has been recorded in @KanostateNg @NCDCgov @FMICNigeria @dawisu @NOA_Nigeria @Chikwe_I @NphcdaNG #StaySafeNigeria #StayHome pic.twitter.com/SC68LnBZHT
— Kano State Ministry of Health (@KNSMOH) April 15, 2020

The NCDC said 12 of the new cases announced at 11:20 pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2020, were recorded in Kano state.

According to the NCDC a total of 16 cases had been recorded in Kano state, but the state government while announcing the first death said 21 cases had been confirmed in the state.