Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 343 in
Nigeria after 20 new infections were recorded on Monday.
Of the 20 new cases, 13 were recorded in Lagos State, two in
Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun and one in Ondo.
The
virus has spread to 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via
its Twitter handle on Monday.
It tweeted, “Twenty new cases of #COVID-19 have been
reported as follows: 13 in Lagos, two in Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun and one
in Ondo.
“As of 09:50 pm on the 13th April, there are 343 confirmed
cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths.
“Currently, Lagos has 189 new cases, FCT- 56, Osun- 20, Edo-
16, Oyo- 11, Ogun – nine, Bauchi – six, Kaduna – six, Akwa Ibom – five, Katsina
– five, Delta – three, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Kwara – four,
Ondo – three, Benue – one, Niger – one, Anambra – one and Kano – three.”
Before the NCDC’s announcement, the President, Major General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), announced the extension of the lockdown order in
Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in
Nigeria.
In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president extended
the restriction by 14 days, saying the decision was a difficult one for his
regime.
Buhari said the initial lockdown helped Nigeria in its fight
against the coronavirus.
