Nigerian leader, President Muhammadu Buhari in the middle flanked by Nigerian officials.
Coronavirus in Nigeria has taken a new twist with the NCDC confirming 17 new cases of COVID-19
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 17 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, April 10.
This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the seventeen coronavirus cases recorded on Friday evening, 8 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 3 in Katsina, 2 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, 1 in Niger, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria.
“As at 09:30 pm 10th April, there are 305 confirmed cases 58 discharged 7 deaths Lagos- 163 FCT- 56 Osun- 20 Edo- 12 Oyo- 11 Bauchi- 6 Akwa Ibom- 5 Ogun- 7 Kaduna- 6 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 2 Rivers-2 Kwara- 2 Delta- 2 Benue- 1 Ondo- 2 Katsina-4 Niger- 1 Anambra- 1.
“Three cases previously included as Lagos state cases have been transferred to Ogun state. The three cases live in satellite towns in Ogun close to Lagos Therefore, Lagos State has reported 163 confirmed cases while Ogun State has reported 7 confirmed cases,” the tweet added.
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to three hundred and five (305) with fifty-eight (58) people discharged and seven (7 ) deaths recorded.