Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 1337 in
Nigeria
This is after 64 new cases were recorded in four states on
Monday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via
its Twitter handle.
NCDC said, “On the 27th of April 2020, 64 new confirmed
cases and no deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 1337 cases have been confirmed, 255 cases have
been discharged and 40 deaths have been recorded in 32 states and the Federal
Capital Territory.
“The 64 new cases are reported from five states- Lagos (34),
FCT (15), Borno (11), Taraba (two), Gombe (two).”
According to data from the NCDC, no fewer than 225 patients
have recovered and discharged across the country.
Nigeria currently has 1042 active cases.
Data obtained from the centre also shows that Lagos
currently has a total confirmed cases of 764; Abuja/FCT, 157; Kano, 77; Borno,
41; Gombe, 37; Ogun, 35; Osun, 34; Katsina, 30; Edo, 25; Oyo, 21; Kaduna, 15;
Bauchi, 14; Akwa Ibom, 12; and Sokoto, 10.
It also shos that Kwara has recorded 11 confirmed cases
while Ekiti has eight; Ondo, eight; Delta, six; Rivers, six; Taraba, eight;
Abia, two; Enugu, two; Niger, two; Jigawa, two; Zamfara, two; Benue, one;
Anambra, one; Adamawa, one; Plateau, one; Imo, one; Bayelsa, one; Ebonyi, one;
and Kebbi, one.
“One case previously reported as a Lagos State’s case is now
reported as an FCT’s case. The total number of confirmed cases in Lagos is now
at 764 and 157 in FCT,” the NCDC added.
Of the 40 deaths recorded in the country, 19 were reported
in Lagos, three each in Abuja and Edo, one each in Kano, Ogun, Akwa Ibom,
Ekiti, and Delta, two in Rivers, Osun, Borno, Katsina and Oyo.
Meanwhile, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), said on Monday that Nigeria will start easing its coronavirus lockdown
in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja from May 4.
“I have approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown
measures,” Buhari said in a televised broadcast.
He unveiled new measures including a nationwide night-time
curfew, mandatory wearing of facemasks, and a ban on “non-essential” travel
between different states.
He also announced an immediate two-week lockdown in Kano
after officials said they were probing a spate of “mysterious deaths”.
