The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the number of discharged cases has also risen to 44.
This NCDC in a tweet on Tuesday night, also announced 16 new cases, bringing the total of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to 254.
Of the new cases, Lagos has 10, two in the federal capital territory and Oyo, respectively, while Delta and Katsina recorded one case each.
“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. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths,” the agency said in its tweet.
