Coronavirus: Kwara State records 37 new cases

The Kwara State government has disclosed that 37 more people have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.

The newly confirmed cases have brought the total confirmed number of cases in the state to 1,496.

The Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor and Spokesman for the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye revealed this in a statement on Wednesday, January 6, 2020.

Ajakaye stated that this brings the total of confirmed cases to 1,496 with 1,281 patients discharged and 32 death recorded in the state.

According to him, a total of 13,215 tests were conducted while 11,502 cases were negative.

He said the number of pending cases in the state stood at 217.

“As at 10:00 pm on Tuesday the number of active cases is now 183 while 1, 281 have so far been discharged and 32 deaths recorded,” he added.