The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced thirty-five new cases of COVID-19; the disease caused by the deadly coronavirus.
Lagos State has 19, FCT has 9, Kano has 5, while the remaining two cases are in Oyo. As at 10:20 pm, 16 April, the total number of cases are now 442.
Currently, Nigeria has recorded 13 deaths from coronavirus while 152 persons have recovered from the disease and left hospital.
Below is a breakdown of the number of COVID-19 cases per state:
- Lagos- 251
- FCT- 67
- Kano- 21
- Osun- 20
- Edo- 15
- Oyo- 13
- Ogun- 9
- Katsina- 7
- Bauchi- 6
- Kaduna- 6
- Akwa Ibom- 6
- Kwara- 4
- Delta- 4
- Ondo- 3
- Enugu- 2
- Ekiti- 2
- Rivers-2
- Niger- 2
- Benue- 1
- Anambra- 1