Nigeria has recorded 86 new coronavirus cases, bringing the
total number of confirmed infections in the country to 627.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via
its Twitter handle on Sunday.
It also said the total number of fatalities recorded from
the virus in Nigeria has increased to 21.
NCDC tweeted, “Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been
reported: 70 in Lagos, seven in FCT, three in Katsina, three in Akwa Ibom, one
in Jigawa, one in Bauchi and one in Borno.
“As of 11:50 pm on the 19th of April, there are 627
confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170; Deaths: 21.
“One case previously reported in Kano has been transferred
to Jigawa state. Therefore, the total number of confirmed cases in Kano is 36
as of the 19th of April 2020.
“The breakdown of cases by state is: Lagos- 376, FCT- 88,
Kano- 36, Osun- 20, Oyo- 16, Edo- 15, Ogun- 12, Kwara- nine, Katsina- 12,
Bauchi- seven, Kaduna- six, Akwa Ibom- nine, Delta- four, Ekiti- three, Ondo-
three, Enugu- two, Rivers- two, Niger- two, Benue- one, Anambra- one, Borno-
one and Jigawa- two.”
70 in Lagos
7 in FCT
3 in Katsina
3 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Jigawa
1 in Bauchi
1 in Borno
