Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Saturday confirmed 220 new coronavirus infections in the country, the development brings to 2388 the total number of confirmed cases in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new infections via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov.
According to the health agency, Lagos recorded 62 new infections, FCT 52, Kaduna 31, Sokoto 13, Kebbi 10, Yobe 9, Bornu 6, Edo 5, Bauchi 5, Gombe 4, Enugu 4, Oyo 4, Zamfara 3, Nasarawa 2, Osun 2, Ebonyi 2, Kwara 2, Kano 2 and Plateau 2.
The agency further revealed that the country currently has 2388 COVID-19 infections with 85 deaths and 385 persons discharged.
The twet read, ”220 new cases of #COVID19;
62-Lagos
52-FCT
31-Kaduna
13-Sokoto
10-Kebbi
9-Yobe
6-Borno
5-Edo
5-Bauchi
4-Gombe
4-Enugu
4-Oyo
3-Zamfara
2-Nasarawa
2-Osun
2-Ebonyi
2-Kwara
2-Kano
2-Plateau
2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria”.
Discharged: 385
Deaths: 85
-Another prominent Kano indigene, first-class emir dies
Meanwhile the harvests of deaths in Kano continued on Saturday with the demise of the emir of Rano, one of the newly created emirates in Kano, Tafida Abubakar Ila.
The royal father died a day after he was admitted to the hospital over an unknown ailment.
According to his media aide, Fatihu Bichi, Abubakar fell ill on Friday and was taken to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital but was referred to Nassarawa Specialist Hospital due to lack of oxygen.
The emir’s death is coming at a time when the state is battling unusual deaths that has claimed the lives of many prominent individuals and more than 600 others according to Sabitu Shuaibu, deputy coordinator of the task force on COVID-19.
The unsual number of deaths has made many residents uncomfortable and the state government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control are currently investigating the deaths.
President Muhammadu Buhari earlier in the week ordered a two week total lockdown of the state to enable health workers put a handle on the crisis.
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