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Nigeria Records 91 COVID-19 Cases, See Breakdown For Each State
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 91 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 91 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday evening, April 21.
This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the ninety-one coronavirus cases recorded on Wednesday evening, 74 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 5 in Katsina 4 in Ogun 2 in Delta 2 in Edo 1 in Kwara 1 in Oyo 1 in FCT 1 in Adamawa, northern Nigeria.
The NCDC tweeted:91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 74 in Lagos 5 in Katsina 4 in Ogun 2 in Delta 2 in Edo 1 in Kwara 1 in Oyo 1 in FCT 1 in Adamawa As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 28.
“As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by state: Lagos-504 FCT-119 Kano-73 Ogun-24 Katsina-21 Osun-20 Oyo-17 Edo-17 Kwara-10 Kaduna-9 Akwa Ibom-9 Borno-9 Bauchi-8 Delta-6 Gombe-5 Ekiti-4 Ondo-3 Rivers-3 Jigawa-2 Enugu-2 Niger-2 Abia-2 Benue-1 Anambra-1 Sokoto-1 Adamawa-1,” the tweet added.
91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
74 in Lagos
5 in Katsina
4 in Ogun
2 in Delta
2 in Edo
1 in Kwara
1 in Oyo
1 in FCT
1 in AdamawaAs at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 28 pic.twitter.com/oDazHLpLp0— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 22, 2020
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to eight hundred and seventy-three (873) with one hundred and ninety-seven (197) people discharged and twenty-eight (28 ) deaths recorded so far.