The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed thirty eight (38) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the thirty eight newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, twenty three (23) cases were recorded in Kano, five (5) in Gombe, three (3) in Kaduna, two (2) in Borno, two (2) in Abia, one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), one (1) in Sokoto and one (1) in Ekiti.

As at 11:10 pm on Monday, April 20th, 2020, there are six hundred and sixty five (665) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. One hundred and eighty eight (188) patients have been discharged, with twenty two (22) deaths.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 cases by state plus the FCT:
Lagos – 376
FCT – 89
Kano – 59
Osun – 20
Oyo – 16
Edo – 15
Ogun – 12
Kwara – 9
Katsina – 12
Bauchi – 7
Kaduna – 9
Akwa Ibom – 9
Delta – 4
Ekiti – 4
Ondo – 3
Enugu – 2
Rivers – 2
Niger – 2
Benue – 1
Anambra – 1
Borno – 3
Jigawa – 2
Abia – 2
Gombe – 5
Sokoto – 1

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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