Kano State Government on Friday confirmed that the state COVID-19 Taskforce Co-Chair Prof. Abdulrazak Garba Habib and three other members have tested positive for coronavirus.
It was gathered that Kano has 21 confirmed cases of the disease and one death as at 11.15 am on Friday.
The state commissioner for health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, confirmed the situation in a statement issued by the ministry public relations officer, Hadiza Namadi on Friday.
The commissioner in the statement, therefore, advised the general public to keep social distancing, avoid overcrowding and stay at home to keep safe as it continues to take measures to contain the spread of the disease in the state.


