CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: NCDC Confirms Six New COVID-19 Infections, Nigeria’s Total Cases Now 238
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
In a tweet, the health agency says the total number of cases in Nigeria is 238 as of 9:30 pm on Monday.
It revealed that Kwara and Edo recorded two cases respectively while Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed a case each.
This comes hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced that two more people had recovered in the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu had noted that the latest success made the number of people that have recovered from coronavirus in Lagos to 31.
He said the two persons – both females – were discharged from the government’s Infectious Disease Hospital after they tested negative twice for coronavirus.
Despite the latest development in Lagos, a total of 120 cases have been discovered in Lagos while 48 infections were confirmed in Abuja.
Others are Osun – 20, Edo – 11, Oyo – nine, Bauchi – six, Akwa Ibom – five, Kaduna – five, Ogun – four, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Kwara – two, Benue – one, and Ondo – one.
See the case summary of COVID-19 in Nigeria as of April 6, 2020.
| Total Confirmed cases | 238 |
| Discharged | 35 |
| Death | 5 |
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 120 | 86 | 31 | 2 |
| Abuja FCT | 48 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| Osun | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Edo | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Oyo | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauchi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaduna | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogun | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Enugu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 238 | 186 | 35 | 5 |
