Nigeria confirms 10 new cases of Coronavirus — toll now 184
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night, announced 10 new cases of the Covid-19 pandemic have been confirmed in Nigeria
A breakdown of the figures showed seven cases were confirmed in Lagos while three were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 7 in Lagos and 3 in the FCT.
As at 08:00 pm 2nd April there are 184 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/XWSSLVi7Zq
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 2, 2020
This brings the total of number of infected persons in Nigeria to 184, out of which 20 persons have recovered had been discharged while two deaths have been recovered.
Earlier in the day, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced 11 patients who have fully recovered from the novel disease had been discharged.
I am happy to break to you, my good people of Lagos, the news of the release today of 11 more patients from our facility in Yaba.
They have fully recovered and have tested negative to #COVID19 and have been allowed to return home to their families.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 2, 2020
Below is a break down of the states affected by the virus in Nigeria so far:
Lagos- 98
FCT- 38
Osun- 14
Oyo- 8
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 4
Edo- 4
Kaduna- 4
Bauchi- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
