The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus across the country.
This was confirmed in a tweet by the agency on Tuesday night.
Of the new cases Lagos has 10, two in the federal capital territory and Oyo, respectively, while Delta and Katsina recorded their first cases with one case each
The number of discharged cases has also risen to 44. Nigeria has now recorded a total of 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Sixteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 10 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, 2 in Oyo, 1 in Delta and 1 in Katsina
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 7, 2020
As at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths pic.twitter.com/UlDvzM3cUZ
“Sixteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 10 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, 2 in Oyo, 1 in Delta and 1 in Katsina As at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Forty-four have been discharged with six deaths,” the agency said in its tweet.
Although Lagos state has the most number of confirmed cases, 33 patients have been discharged in the state. While Abuja which has 50, the second highest number, six patients have recovered.
