The Kano State government has announced that it recorded five COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday.
The State Ministry of Health said this while confirming 26 new cases of the disease.
It added that 18 patients were discharged on Sunday.
“Update as at 11:47pm 10th May 2020;
“26 new cases of #COVID19Kano cases confirmed.
“Total confirmed cases in @KanostateNg are now 602.
“18 additional #COVID19Kano patients were discharged.
“ 5 #COVID19Kano deaths were recorded.
#MaskUpKano #PrayForKano,” it tweeted.
Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria stands at 4399.