The 51 recorded deaths are separate from the mysterious deaths recorded in Kano State, about 500 of which were suspected to be from COVID-19.
About 13 per cent of Kano residents tested for COVID-19 tested positive for the virus, according to an official report.
The Kano positive rate is less than the overall for Nigeria where about 19 per cent of tests have come out positive.Nigeria Centre for Disease Control According to the data, the samples were treated at five NCDC designated laboratories with a combined total of 530 testing capacity daily.The laboratories are Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital with 90 testing capacity daily, Bayero University, Kano , 54Gene , IFRAN and EHA .Updated details provided on the health ministry’s Twitter handle on Friday night, showed that the positive rate had reduced to 12 per cent as of Friday.
“The peak was in the second week of April. By the beginning of May, the death rate had reduced to 11 deaths per day it used to be.
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