No fewer than 10 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria from
the novel coronavirus which has spread to 19 states in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which made this
known on Saturday, also said 13 new confirmed cases were recorded in the
country.
The new cases, the NCDC said, have brought the total number
of confirmed infections in the country to 318.
The centre made the announcement on its Twitter handle at
09.30 pm.
It also announced that no fewer than 70 patients have been
discharged in the country.
The NCDC said, “13 new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported
– 11 in Lagos, one in Delta and one in Kano State.
“There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria.
“As of 9:30 pm on the 11th of April, there are 318 confirmed
cases, 70 discharged and 10 deaths.
“Currently, Lagos has 174 cases, Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja – 56, Osun – 20, Edo – 12, Oyo – 11, Ogun – seven, Bauchi – six, Kaduna –
six, Akwa Ibom – five, Katsina – four, Delta – three, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two,
Rivers – two, Kwara – two, Ondo – two, Benue – one, Niger – one, Anambra – one
and Kano – one.”
Statistics on the NCDC website showed that of the 10 deaths,
five were recorded in Lagos, two in Abuja and one each in Katsina, Delta, and
Edo.
Earlier, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin
Abayomi, announced that a patient died of COVID-19 complications in a private
hospital in Lagos.
Shortly after Abayomi’s announcement, a 37-year-old new mum
also reportedly died of COVID-19 at the Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital, Ikeja.
