The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 said it has confirmed thirty four (34) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the thirty four (34) newly-confirmed cases, eighteen (18) were recorded in Lagos, twelve (12) in Kano, two (2) in Katsina, one (1) in Delta and one (1) in Niger.

As at 11:20 pm on April 15th, 2020, there are four hundred and seven (407) confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria. One hundred and twenty eight (128) patients have been discharged from infectious disease facilities, with twelve (12) deaths.

Currently, nineteen (19) states plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19:
Lagos – 232
FCT – 58
Osun – 20
Kano – 16
Edo – 15
Oyo – 11
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 NCDC disclosed this via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov on Wednesday.

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