Five more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Kano state.

The state Ministry of Health disclosed this on its twitter handle on Saturday morning, May 9.

This brings to 18 the number of deaths from the ravaging viral disease in Kano state.

Three more COVID-19 patients have been discharged in the state on Friday May 7 while 65 new cases were recorded. The state currently has 507 active cases of the viral disease.