Nasarawa State has recorded 10 additional cases of COVID-19.

Governor Abdullahi Sule made the announcement at a press briefing in Lafia, the state capital.

Of the 10 new cases, 4 are those who came in contact with a lawmaker who died from coronavirus complications.

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According to Governor Sule, the remaining 6 are returnees to the state.

The governor further revealed that the lockdown of Nasarawa local government area, where the deceased lawmaker hails from has been extended for 3 more days to enable contact tracing and to minimize community spread.

With the new records, Nasarawa state now has 25 confirmed cases of COVID-19.