Nigeria records 35 new cases of COVID-19; Nationwide tally now 442

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