The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed ninety one (91) new cases of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the latest confirmed coronavirus cases, seventy four (74) were recorded in Lagos, five (5) in katsina, four (4) in Ogun, two (2) in Delta, two (2) in Edo, one (1) in Kwara, one (1) in Oyo, one (1) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one (1) in Adamawa.

As at 11:25 pm on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020, there are eight hundred and seventy three (873) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. One hundred and ninety seven (197) patients have been discharged, with twenty eight (28) deaths.

A Breakdown of coronavirus cases by state:
Lagos – 504
FCT – 119
Kano – 73
Ogun – 24
Katsina – 21
Osun – 20
Oyo – 17
Edo – 17
Kwara – 10
Kaduna – 9
Akwa Ibom – 9
Borno – 9
Bauchi – 8
Delta – 6
Gombe – 5
Ekiti – 4
Ondo – 3
Rivers – 3
Jigawa – 2
Enugu – 2
Niger – 2
Abia – 2
Benue – 1
Anambra – 1
Sokoto – 1
Adamawa – 1

The NCDC said this on Wednesday during a press briefing on COVID-19 update and afterwards via its verified Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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