More Trouble As 16 Kano Almajiris Test Positive For Covid-19 In Kaduna

'Dotun Akintomide
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A disturbing development has come out of Kaduna as 16 Almajiris test positive for Coronavirus in the state.

Governor Nasir El-rufai in a tweet on Thursday said all patients were almajiris from Kano.

He wrote, “KDSG has confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in the state.

“The new cases, all almajiris from Kano, have raised the number of active COVID-19 cases in Kaduna State from 9 to 25.”

Read also: Virus Adds To Woes of Nigerian Banks Beset By Oil’s Collapse

Meanwhile, Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 196 cases of the virus.

Confirmed cases in the country have now hit 1728.

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