The Nasarawa state government has announced an additional case of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this while briefing journalists on the update on COVID-19 in the state during expanded security meeting in Government House, Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital on Tuesday.

He explained that the new case is a driver for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control who transports samples of persons believed to have been effected with the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

According to the governor, the affected driver who leaves in Ado village of Karu Local Government Area of the state had been relocated to COVID-19 Isolation Centre at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi for treatment.

The Punch reports that the state government has so far confirmed no fewer than 12 cases of COVID-19 in the State with one death and no discharge so far.

Details later.