BREAKING: Kano records 74 new cases of Coronavirus, total now 147
Kano State on Saturday, April 25, has recorded another 74 new cases of Covid-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus in state, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the state to 147.
Abdullahi Ganduje, the State Governor confirmed 74 new cases of coronavirus in Kano municipal, the state capital.
Ganduje, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Kano, said out of 489 samples taken to laboratories for tests, 74 tested positive.
He said: “We have taken samples of 489 people; out of these numbers 74 were confirmed positive for the virus.”
Prior to this confirmation, Kano State had 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
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Consequently, the new figure has pushed the state’s overall total to 147, the highest in the country after Lagos.