29 new cases of coronavirus disease have been confirmed by the Kano state government.

The confirmation was made by the Kano State Ministry of Health in a tweet via its Twitter handle on Monday.

The tweet read “COVID-19 Update as at 12:15am 4th May 2020.

“29 new cases of COVID19Kano cases confirmed.

“Total confirmed cases in Kano are now 342.

“Residents are advised to stay home and stay safe.”

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday confirmed 170
new cases of coronavirus disease in the country.

Nigeria now has 2,558 confirmed cases of COVID-19; 400 patients out of these have been discharged, while 87 deaths have been recorded.