FLASH: NCDC confirms 5 fresh cases of COVID-19, total cases in Nigeria now 214.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday night announced 5 new cases of coronovirus in Bauchi and Abuja taking Nigeria’s total tally to 214 with 25 recoveries and 4 deaths.
The NCDC disclosed this from a series of tweets from their verified twitter handle:
“Five new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in Bauchi and 2 in the FCT.
As at 10:10 pm 4th April there are 214 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Twenty-five have been discharged with four deaths.
As at 10:10 pm 4th April, there are 214 confirmed cases 25 discharged 4 deaths
For a breakdown of cases by states- ncdc.gov.ng Lagos – 109
FCT – 43
Osun – 20
Oyo – 9
Akwa Ibom – 5
Ogun – 4
Edo – 7
Kaduna – 4
Bauchi – 6
Enugu – 2
Ekiti – 2
Rivers -1
Benue – 1
Ondo – 1″
The fight against coronavirus is a joint task and we all need to play our part.
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