Kano Discharges First Set Of COVID-19 Patients.

Coordinator of Kano state’s Technical Response Team on COVID-19, Dr Tijjani Hussain, announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 that the three patients, all male, were discharged after about three weeks of treatment at an isolation centre.

This makes it the first set of patients who have been released in the state since its index case was recorded on April 11. With Eight deaths related to coronavirus been officially recorded in the state.

The state has recorded a surge in mysterious deaths over the past two weeks believed to be related to the coronavirus outbreak, and as of May 4, Kano has recorded 365 coronavirus cases, the second highest of any state behind Lagos which has recorded 1,183 cases.