Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new cases of Coronavirus in the state.

Governor Nasir El-rufai in a tweet on Thursday said all patients were almajiris from Kano.

He wrote, “KDSG has confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in the state.

“The new cases, all almajiris from Kano, have raised the number of active COVID-19 cases in Kaduna State from 9 to 25.”

Meanwhile, Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 196 cases of the virus.

Confirmed cases in Nigeria now stand at 1728.