Breaking: NCDC Confirms 86 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria
Breaking: NCDC Confirms 86 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 86 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 627.
According to the agency on Sunday via a statement on Twitter, of the 86 new cases, 70 were in Lagos, seven in FCT, three in Katsina, three in Akwa Ibom, one in Jigawa, one in Bauchi and one in Borno.
“Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno
As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21,” NCDC tweeted.
As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:
Lagos- 376
FCT- 88
Kano- 36
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 12
Bauchi- 7
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 9
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 3
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Borno- 1
Jigawa- 2— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020
