Nigeria has recorded over 1000 confirmed cases of
coronavirus
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via
its Twitter handle on Friday.
It also said at least 32 persons have died from
coronavirus-related complications in the country.
It said, “On the 24th of April 2020, 114 new confirmed cases
and one new death were recorded in Nigeria.
“One new state, Zamfara, has reported a confirmed case in
the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 1095 cases have been confirmed, 208 cases have
been discharged and thirty-two deaths have been recorded in 27 states and the
Federal Capital Territory.
“The 114 new cases are reported from nine states- Lagos
(80), Gombe (21), FCT (five), Zamfara (two), Edo (two), Ogun (one), Oyo (one),
Kaduna (one), Sokoto (one).”
It also said five new cases have been transferred to Ogun.
NCDC added, “Five cases previously recorded in Lagos, are
now recorded as Ogun state cases.
“Currently, Lagos has 657 cases, FCT – 138, Kano – 73, Ogun
– 35, Gombe – 30, Katsina – 21, Osun – 20, Edo – 19, Oyo – 18, Borno – 12,
Kwara – 11, Akwa Ibom – 11, Kaduna – 10, Bauchi – eight, Delta – six, Ekiti –
four, Ondo – three, Rivers – three, Jigawa – two, Enugu – two, Niger – two,
Abia – two, Zamfara – two, Sokoto – two, Benue – one, Anambra – one, Adamawa –
one, and Plateau – one.”
Currently Nigeria has recorded 32 deaths, 16 were recorded
in Lagos, three in Abuja, two in Borno, three in Edo, one each in Katsina,
Kano, Oyo, Ogun, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti and Delta
Also, of the 208 cases who have been discharged, 116 were in
Lagos, 35 in Abuja, five in Ogun, 18 in Osun, five in Oyo, seven in Edo, two in
Kwara, three in Akwa Ibom, four in Kaduna, five in Bauchi, two in Ekiti, one in
Ondo, two in Enugu, and two in Rivers.
Nigeria currently has 855 active cases while over 10061
samples have been tested.
