The district head of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, Dan’iya of Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero, is dead.
Bayero was said to be the first district head Ajingi Local Government Area in the history of Kano state.
Meanwhile, Kano State Ministry for Health has confirmed the discharge of 10 additional COVID-19 patients in the state.
The state has a total of 32 discharged cases.
The Ministry also announced on its official Twitter page additional three coronavirus deaths.
29 new cases were also recorded in the state.
Kano, the epicenter of the coronavirus in the North, has a total of 576 cases and 523 active cases.
“Kano State Ministry of Health
@KNSMOH COVID19KN Update as at 11:40pm 9th May 2020
“29 new cases of COVID19Kano cases confirmed.
“Total confirmed cases in @KanostateNg are now 576.
“10 additional COVID19 Kano patients were discharged.
“3 COVID19 Kano deaths were recorded.”