NCDC confirms 20 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 20 new cases of coronavirus otherwise referred to as ‘COVID-19’ in the country.
The NCDC stated on Monday evening, adding that the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now 343.
The NCDC in its verified Twitter handle twitted that as at 09:50 pm of April 13, 2020, said there were 343 confirmed cases, 91 discharged and 10 deaths.
According to the breakdown, Lagos had 189, 56 in the FCT, 20 in Osun and 14 cases in Edo State.
In Oyo State, the NCDC confirmed has 11 new cases, 9 in Ogun, 6 in Bauchi, 6 in Kaduna and 5 in Akwa Ibom State.
The NCDC added that Katsina had 5 cases, Kwara- 4, Ondo- 3, Delta- 3, Kano- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti- 2, Rivers-2, Benue- 1, Niger- 1 and Anambra State -1.
The health agency added that six more COVID-19 patients have been discharged, raising the total number of those that have recovered from coronavirus to 91.
Nigeria’s death toll from the disease stood at 10.
The tweet came two hours after President Muhammadu Buhari extended the lockdown order in Lagos and Ogun states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
