Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Sunday confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus infections.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made the disclosure in a Tweet on its verified twitter handle.
According to the health agency, the new infections were recorded in Lagos, Kwara and Katsina.
The tweet read, ”Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
2 in Lagos
2 in Kwara
1 in Katsina
”As at 09:10 pm 12th April there are 323 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 85 have been discharged with 10 deaths.”
‘There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria.”
NCDC noted that as of 9:10pm on April 12, 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have recorded at least one confirmed case of coronavirus.
It revealed that the death toll stood at 10 while 15 more people recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of those who have been discharged to 85.
With the latest update on COVID-19 in Nigeria, Lagos now has a total of 176 confirmed cases – more than triple the figure in the FCT.
The figures elsewhere are Abuja – 56, Osun – 20, Edo – 12, Oyo – 11, Ogun – seven, Bauchi – six, Kaduna – six, Akwa Ibom – five, Katsina – five, and Kwara – four.
Others include Delta – three, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Ondo – two, Benue – one, Niger – one, Anambra – one, and Kano – one.
The NCDC tweet came hours after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that five more COVID-19 patients had been discharged in the state.
According to the governor, the patients – four females and one male – were discharged to reunite with their families and the society after testing negative for coronavirus.
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