The governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed that the state recorded 33 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
The governor in a post on his official Twitter handle, @GovKaduna, said that the 33 new cases were among 455 samples the state recently sent to be tested for the virus.
He wrote, “Covid-19 Update: 33 samples returned positive, out of 455 tested.
“The new cases are from Kaduna North (14), seven each from Chikun and Zaria, two each in Sabon-Gari and Igabi and one from Giwa”.
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The 33 new cases recorded in Kaduna were part of the 594 cases recorded in 21 states on Thursday night.
The record pushed Nigeria’s total coronavirus cases to 22,614. A total 549 patients have died as a result of the dreaded pandemic.
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