The Kaduna State government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has confirmed that the state has recorded 20 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Chikun, Jema’a, Kaduna South and Kaduna North areas of the state.
This was confirmed on Tuesday by the Kaduna State government via its official Twitter handle where it revealed that 59 COVID-19 patients have also been discharged from hospital after treatment.
“Covid-19 Update, 21 July 2020: 59 patients have been discharged. 20 samples returned positive out of 108 tested. The new cases are from Chikun 11, Jema’a 7 and one each from Kaduna South and Kaduna North,” it tweeted.
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This came after a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Nuhu Goroh announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Goroh represents Kagarko constituency in the state house of assembly.
He made his coronavirus status public in a statement on Tuesday, noting he had been moved to an isolation centre in the state.
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