Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday announced that the country has confirmed two hundred and fourty five new COVID-19 cases.
The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page.
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According to the agency, of the 245 fresh cases, 76 are Lagos, 37 in Kastina, 32 in Jigawa, 23 in Kano, 19 in FCT, 18 in Borno, 10 in Edo, 9 in Bauchi, 6 in Adamawa, 5 in Oyo, 5 in Ogun, while Ekiti, Osun, Benue, Niger and Zamfara all have 1 case each.
This new development brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 2802, of which 417 have been discharged with 93 deaths recorded.
245 new cases of #COVID19;
76-Lagos
37-Katsina
32-Jigawa
23-Kano
19-FCT
18-Borno
10-Edo
9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa
5-Oyo
5-Ogun
1-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Benue
1-Niger
1-Zamfara2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 417
Deaths: 93 pic.twitter.com/IkHR3dpcVV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020
Nine cases previously announced as discharged cases, were reported in error. Therefore, there are 417 cases that have been discharged
One case reported in Nasarawa was a repeat test. The state has a total of 11 confirmed caseshttps://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd pic.twitter.com/yKYwuQ9djm
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020
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