The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and ninety five (195) new cases on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed one hundred and ninety five (195) coronavirus cases in the country, 80 cases were recorded in Lagos, 38 in Kano, 15 in Ogun, 15 in Bauchi, 11 in Borno, 10 in Gombe, 9 in Sokoto, 5 in Edo, 5 in Jigawa, 2 in Zamfara, 1 in Rivers, 1 in Enugu, 1 in Delta, 1 in FCT and 1 in Nasarawa.

One case previously reported in Gombe State is now recorded as a Borno State case.

Therefore the total number of cases in Borno is 53 and 46 in Gombe.

As at 11:50 pm on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, there are 1,532 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. 255 patients have been discharged, with 44 deaths.

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020.

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