The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said, on Sunday, April 5th, 2020, that it has confirmed ten new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the ten new coronavirus cases, six (6) were recorded in Lagos State, two (2) in FCT and two (2) in Edo State.

As at 11:15 am on April 5th, 2020, there are two hundred and twenty four (224) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Twenty seven patients have been discharged, with five deaths.

For a breakdown of coronavirus cases by states:
Lagos – 115
FCT – 45
Osun – 20
Oyo – 9
Akwa Ibom – 5
Ogun – 4
Edo – 9
Kaduna – 4
Bauchi – 6
Enugu – 2
Ekiti – 2
Rivers – 1
Benue – 1
Ondo – 1

The NCDC disclosed this via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov:

Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 6 in Lagos, 2 in FCT and 2 in Edo.

As at 11:15 am 5th April there are 224 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-seven have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/zztdRENzUF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 5, 2020

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