Covid 19: Kano records 2 new deaths of Covid 19 cases
Kano – The Kano State Ministry of Health has disclosed that two additional deaths of the COVID-19 have been recorded making a total of three confirmed deaths in the state.
The ministry made this known on its official Twitter handle @KNSMOH, that at 12:15 p.m. of April 27, 2020, two additional deaths of COVID-19 were confirmed.
The total confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the state stood at 77 total confirmed cases, no discharged case and three deaths.
The ministry however, ordered residents to take responsibility and exercise social distancing at all levels.
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However the Kano Government has acknowledged and decried the rising death rates in the state capital, but declared that none was caused by the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Malam Muhammad Garba, the Commissioner of Information, gave the clarifications in a statement in Kano.
“The state government acknowledges recent deaths in Kano, but it is on top of the situation. We have begun investigation to unravel the remote causes of the deaths.
“The investigation into the cause of the deaths is still ongoing, but preliminary report of the state’s Ministry of Health indicates that the deaths are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Reports from the ministry have shown that most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria.
“Gov. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is anxiously waiting for the final report so as to take necessary action.
“The mystery, or whatever it is, will soon be unraveled,” he said.
