Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new cases of Coronavirus in the state.
Governor Nasir El-rufai in a tweet on Thursday said all patients were almajiris from Kano.
He wrote, βKDSG has confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in the state.
βThe new cases, all almajiris from Kano, have raised the number of active COVID-19 cases in Kaduna State from 9 to 25.β
Meanwhile, Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 196 cases of the virus.
Confirmed cases in NigeriaΒ now stand at 1728.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK