The Kaduna State government has confirmed sixteen new COVID-19 cases in the State.
It explained that the sixteen cases were part of the 252 samples tested for the virus.
In a tweet on Friday night, the state government disclosed that the cases were from Kaduna North, Makarfi, Giwa, Sabon Gari and Kaduna South.
It said: “COVID-19 Update: 16 samples tested positive out of 252 analyzed.
“The new cases are from Kaduna North (11), Makarfi (1), Giwa (2), Sabon Gari (1) and Kaduna South (1).”
Meanwhile, Nigeria recorded a total of 23,298 confirmed COVID-19 cases as at Friday night.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed 684 new cases across the country.
