The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, April 16th, 2020, said it has confirmed thirty five (35) new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the latest confirmed coronavirus cases, nineteen (19) cases were recorded in Lagos State, nine (9) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), five (5) in Kanos State and two in Oyo State.

As at 10:20 pm on Thursday, April 16th, 2020, there are four hundred and forty two (442) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. One hundred and fifty two (152) patients have been discharged with thirteen (13) deaths.

Currently, there are nineteen (19) states and the FCT that have confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

For a breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases by state:
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 NCDC made this know via a tweet on its official Twitter profile, @NCDCgov, at 10:20 pm on Thursday.

Justin Nwosu

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