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First case of coronavirus recorded in Kano

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Medical personnel wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient from a refrigerated truck to Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center on April 8, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. New York state has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on April 7, adding though that hospitalizations appeared to be "plateauing." Angela Weiss / AFP

The first case of the new coronavirus has been recorded in Kano State, the state commissioner of health Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa said on Saturday.

Tsanyawa, who confirmed the news via text message to The Guardian, said the Government will soon address journalists on the development.

The virus was first confirmed in Nigeria on February 27.
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