Coronavirus in Nigeria has taken a new twist with the NCDC confirming 13 new cases of COVID-19
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Saturday evening, April 11.
This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the thirteen coronavirus cases recorded on Saturday evening, 11 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 1 in Delta, and 1in Kano State, northern Nigeria.
The NCDC tweeted: “13 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 11 in Lagos, 1 in Delta & 1 in Kano As at 9:30 pm 11th April there are 318 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 70 have been discharged with 10 deaths There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria.
“As at 9:30pm 11th April, there are 318 confirmed cases 70 discharged 10 deaths Lagos- 174 FCT- 56 Osun- 20 Edo- 12 Oyo- 11 Ogun- 7 Bauchi- 6 Kaduna- 6 Akwa Ibom- 5 Katsina-4 Delta- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 2 Rivers-2 Kwara- 2 Ondo- 2 Benue- 1 Niger- 1 Anambra- 1 Kano-1,” the tweet added.
13 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 11 in Lagos, 1 in Delta & 1 in Kano
As at 9:30pm 11th April there are 318 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 70 have been discharged with 10 deaths
There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/xXbp6lX2mS
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 11, 2020
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to three hundred and eighteen (318) with seventy (70) people discharged and ten (10 ) deaths recorded.
