The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced five new COVID-19 cases and 15 recoveries.
In a tweet on Sunday night, the agency said two were recorded in Lagos, another two in Kwara and one in Katsina.
This brings Nigeria’s current total to 323. Of that figure, 85 persons have been discharged.
As of April 12, 2020, 19 states across the federation have recorded confirmed cases of COVID-19.Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 12, 2020
2 in Lagos
2 in Kwara
1 in Katsina
As at 09:10 pm 12th April there are 323 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 85 have been discharged with 10 deaths
There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/hfsRXAaiTQ
Lagos currently has the highest number with 176 cases, while the federal capital territory (FCT) has the second highest figure with 56 recorded cases. Benue, Anambra, Niger and Kano states have the lowest figure with one case each.
The NCDC’s breakdown of cases is as follows:
Lagos- 176
FCT- 56
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Ogun- 7
Bauchi- 6
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Katsina-5
Kwara- 4
Delta- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Ondo- 2
Benue- 1
Niger- 1
Anambra- 1
Kano-1
FCT- 56
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Ogun- 7
Bauchi- 6
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Katsina-5
Kwara- 4
Delta- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Ondo- 2
Benue- 1
Niger- 1
Anambra- 1
Kano-1
Meanwhile, more than 1.7 million COVID-19 cases have been recorded worldwide.
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