Nigeria Records 35 COVID-19 Cases, See All Affected States

This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the thirty-five coronavirus cases recorded on Thursday evening, 19 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 9 in FCT 5 in Kano 2 in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria.

The NCDC tweeted: “Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 19 in Lagos 9 in FCT 5 in Kano 2 in Oyo As at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 152 have been discharged with 13 deaths.

“As at 10:20 pm 16th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT Lagos- 251 FCT- 67 Kano- 21 Osun- 20 Edo- 15 Oyo- 13 Ogun- 9 Katsina- 7 Bauchi- 6 Kaduna- 6 Akwa Ibom- 6 Kwara- 4 Delta- 4 Ondo- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 2 Rivers-2 Niger- 2 Benue- 1 Anambra- 1,” the tweet added.

Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to four hundred and forty-two (442) with one hundred and fifty-two (152) people discharged and thirteen (13 ) deaths recorded so far.