Katsina State has recorded two additional persons that have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease, bringing to 9, the number of persons affected by the disease in the state
The Chairman, Katsina State COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee, Mannir Yakubu, made this known on Friday, at a press briefing held at Government House, Katsina.
Yakubu said several persons who had been in close contact with the two new cases were said to have been identified and their samples taken.
He said the state initially had seven positive cases but the number rose to nine following test outcomes of the two new cases.
