With 35 cases of COVID-19 announced on Wednesday, Nigeria saw a new record in the number of those infected with the disease in 24 hours.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced via its Twitter handle on Wednesday, explaining that all the cases were from seven states and the federal capital territory.
Twenty-three new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos, 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 1, 2020
As at 08:00 pm 1st April there are 174 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/Wy9MzX1lsr
Twelve were announced from three states earlier in the day while another 23 were announced on Wednesday night.
Before then, the highest number of cases recorded in the country was 20, and that was announced only two days ago.
Since the index case of COVID-19 was recorded in Nigeria on February 28, a total of 174 persons have so far been infected with the disease across 11 states and the nation’s capital.
Nine of them have been discharged while two died while receiving treatment.
Below is a timeline of the COVID-19 cases in the country:
February 27 – One case recorded in Lagos
March 8 – Second case was confirmed in Ogun
March 16 – Third case announced in Lagos
March 18 – Five more persons infected
March 19 – Four new cases announced
March 21 – Another 10 cases were recorded
March 22 – Additional eight people contracted the disease
March 23 – Ten new cases were announced
March 24 – There were four more infections
March 25 – Another seven persons were infected
March 26 – Nigeria confirmed 14 new cases
March 27 – 16 more cases were announced
March 28 – Another 16 cases were recorded
March 29 – 14 more patients were announced
March 30 – 20 persons were infected
March 31 – Eight more cases were announced
April 1 – 35 cases were announced
