Lagos State yesterday led with 15 new cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), confirmed a total of 276 covid-19 cases in Nigeria after 22 new infections were reported in three states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Wednesday.
Making the announcement at 09.01pm via its Twitter handle, the NCDC stated thatof the 22 new casesrecorded, 15 were in Lagos State and four in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja while two new cases were reported in Bauchi State, and one in Edo State.
According to the NCDC, six deaths have been recorded so far and 44 patients discharged.
It tweeted,“Twenty-two new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 15 in Lagos, four in the FCT, two in Bauchi, and one in Edo
“As of 09:00 pm on 8th of April, there are 276 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 44 have been discharged with six dead.
“Currently, Lagos has recorded 145 cases, FCT- 54, Osun- 20, Oyo- 11, Edo- 12, Bauchi- eight, Akwa Ibom- five, Kaduna- five, Ogun- four, Enugu- two, Ekiti- two, Rivers– two, Benue– one, Ondo– one, Kwara– two, Delta– one and Katsina – one.”
