The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Monday, April 6th, 2020, confirmed six new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the six new cases, two (2) were recorded in Kwara State, two (2) in Edo State, one (1) in Rivers State and one (1) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

As at 09:30 pm April 6th, 2020, there are 238 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Thirty-five patients have been discharged, with five deaths.

For a breakdown of cases by state:
Lagos – 120
FCT – 48
Osun – 20
Oyo – 9
Edo – 11
Bauchi – 6
Akwa Ibom – 5
Kaduna – 5
Ogun – 4
Enugu – 2
Ekiti – 2
Rivers – 2
Benue – 1
Ondo – 1
Kwara – 2

The NCDC disclosed this COVID-19 update via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday:

Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT

As at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/jmChydhtas

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 6, 2020

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