A returning student from Istanbul, Turkey and a 63-year-old woman have been identified as the two new cases of COVID-19 in Kano state.

A source working on the frontline, who spoke to this reporter on condition of anonymity, said the victims are relations and residents of Yelwa quarter of Kano metropolis.

The source said the student flew into the country about three weeks ago and sneaked into the city.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [NCDC] had on Monday night announced that the COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose by 20 to 343 in 24 hours.

The NCDC via its twitter handle, @NCDCgov, said,

“Twenty new cases of COVID19 have been reported as follows: 13 in Lagos two in Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun and one in Ondo.

“As of 09:50 pm 13th April there are 343 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths.”

The NCDC added that the disease has spread to 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory.