{"id":25766,"date":"2020-06-02T16:24:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=25766"},"modified":"2020-06-02T16:24:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:24:53","slug":"el-rufai-confirms-31-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-kaduna-discharge-of-15-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/el-rufai-confirms-31-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-kaduna-discharge-of-15-patients","title":{"rendered":"El-rufai confirms 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Kaduna, discharge of 15 patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Kaduna State government on Tuesday announced the discharge of 15 COVID-19 patients.<\/p>\n<p>The State government on its official Twitter page also confirmed that it recorded 31 new COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n<p>It said the cases were recorded in Zaria, Kaduna North and Sabon-Gari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCovid-19 Update: 15 patients are due for discharge. Out of 145 samples tested today, 31 were positive: 20 in Zaria, 5 in Sabon-Gari and 6 in Kaduna North.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cases are mostly contacts of other cases. A further rise in cases is anticipated as more tests are conducted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nigeria on Monday recorded 416 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s total cases now stands at 10578.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Kaduna State government on Tuesday announced the discharge of 15 COVID-19 patients. The State government on its official Twitter page also confirmed that it recorded 31 new COVID-19 cases. It said the cases were recorded in Zaria, Kaduna North and Sabon-Gari. \u201cCovid-19 Update: 15 patients are due for discharge. 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