The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday said it has recorded 196 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,728.
According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in the early hours of Thursday, April 30, of the new infections, 87 are in Lagos, 24 are in Kano, while 18 are in Gombe.
Seventeen were recorded in Kaduna, 16 in the FCT, 10 in Katsina, eight in Sokoto, seven in Edo, six in Borno and one each in Yobe, Ebonyi and Adamawa states.
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196 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
87-Lagos
24-Kano
18-Gombe
17-Kaduna
16-FCT
10-Katsina
8-Sokoto
7-Edo
6-Borno
1-Yobe
1-Ebonyi
1-AdamawaAs at 11:55pm 29th April- 1728 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 307
Deaths: 51 pic.twitter.com/1ul1P8JvTH— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 29, 2020
With this development, the NCDC notes that the coronavirus has now spread to 34 of the 36 states of the country including the FCT.
As at April 29th 2020, #COVID19 confirmed cases have been reported in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
Visit https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd for a breakdown of confirmed cases in each state and other details pic.twitter.com/gRZORQhSKa
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 29, 2020
307 persons have been discharged while 51 deaths have, so far, been recorded.
Yetunde Adegoke
