Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 114 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 114 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, April 24.
This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the ninety-one coronavirus cases recorded on Friday evening, 80 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 21 in Gombe 5 in FCT 2 in Zamfara 2 in Edo 1 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Kaduna 1 in Sokoto, northern Nigeria.
The NCDC tweeted: “114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80 in Lagos 21 in Gombe 5 in FCT 2 in Zamfara 2 in Edo 1 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Kaduna 1 in Sokoto As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208 Deaths: 32.
“As at 11:30 pm 24th April: Lagos-657 FCT-138 Kano-73 Ogun-35 Gombe-30 Katsina-21 Osun-20 Edo-19 Oyo-18 Borno-12 Kwara-11 Akwa Ibom-11 Kaduna-10 Bauchi-8 Delta-6 Ekiti-4 Ondo-3 Rivers-3 Jigawa-2 Enugu-2 Niger-2 Abia-2 Zamfara-2 Sokoto-2 Benue-1 Anambra-1 Adamawa-1 Plateau-1,” the tweet added.
114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
80 in Lagos
21 in Gombe
5 in FCT
2 in Zamfara
2 in Edo
1 in Ogun
1 in Oyo
1 in Kaduna
1 in SokotoAs at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 208
Deaths: 32 pic.twitter.com/NIDV1zTh9o— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 24, 2020
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to One thousand and ninety-five (1095) with two hundred and eight (1208) people discharged and thirty-two (32) deaths recorded so far.
