Nigerians have reacted to the surge in coronavirus cases in Kano state, as the state for the first time recorded more cases than Lagos.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 80 new cases for the state, its largest for a single day.
Lagos has 40 cases and 976 overall.
As of Thursday, 30 April, Kano has 219 coronavirus cases and 5 deaths.
The state has now overtaken Abuja for the second position after Lagos.
The hashtag, Kano, is currently trending on Twitter with over 70,000 tweets.
Here are some reactions to the news
80 in Kano. Even if Buhari open up Lagos and Abuja, they should lock up Kano and keep the keys in Aso Rock for now. Because the stories from Kano is really shocking and disappointing. #COVID19
— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) April 30, 2020
please can somebody tell Kano this is not an election. Kano 80 bawo? pic.twitter.com/VytOZSzlmj
— Tiwa #BbNaija (@Swittiwa) April 30, 2020
NCDC reported 204 cases and kano are taking charge with 80 reported cases and there are people in kano that doesn’t believe this virus exists.
Allah ya sauwaka pic.twitter.com/vGKWRIAJPH
— 𝔼𝕤𝕡í𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕦🔰 (@Chindo004) April 30, 2020