The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and Kaduna State have recorded five fresh deaths over COVID-19.
While three of the deaths were recorded in Abuja, Kaduna had two.
The Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, announced the death of the three persons on his Twitter handle, @MhudMusaBello, on Sunday.
He wrote, “Dear FCT residents, I am happy to announce the successful treatment and discharge of additional 39 #COVID19 patients in the FCT after their subsequent tests returned negative. Total number of discharged is now 85.
“Sadly, we recorded 3 more deaths and 7 new cases as at May 9, 2020.”
The case in Kaduna was also announced by the state Governor Nasir el-Rufai on his Twitter handle, @GovKaduna, on Sunday morning.
”KADUNA UPDATE: Two more persons have tested positive, a male from Igabi and a female from Chikun.
“Two fatalities have also been recorded: a senior citizen from Makarfi and a lady from Zaria.
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“Kaduna State now has 87 active Covid-19 cases and three fatalities,” el-Rufai wrote.
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