Nigeria has recorded
14 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in the country to
288.
The Nigeria Centre
for Disease Control announced this on its Twitter handle on Thursday.
In the new figures
released, the total number of coronavirus-related deaths recorded in Nigeria
has increased to seven from six while seven more patients have also recovered and
discharged.
It tweeted, “14 new
cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 13 in Lagos State and one in
Delta State.
“As of 09:30 pm on
the 9th of April, there are 288 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in
Nigeria. 51 have been discharged with seven deaths.
“Currently, Lagos
has 158, FCT- 54, Osun- 20, Edo- 12, Oyo- 11, Bauchi- six, Akwa Ibom- five,
Ogun- four, Kaduna- five, Enugu- two, Ekiti- two, Rivers – two, Kwara- two,
Delta- two, Benue- one, Ondo- one and Katsina- one.”
Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 13 in Lagos and 1 in Delta State— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020
As at 09:30 pm 9th April there are 288 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fifty-one have been discharged with seven deaths pic.twitter.com/DuP2SGUiTy
As at 09:30 pm 9th April, there are— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020
288 confirmed cases
51 discharged
7 deaths
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Lagos- 158
FCT- 54
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Bauchi- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 4
Kaduna- 5
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Kwara- 2
Delta- 2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 1
Katsina-1
Meanwhile, the NCDC
said an error was committed in the figures it released on Thursday.
According to the
centre, two cases were recorded twice for Bauchi State.
NCDC added,
“Yesterday, we erroneously reported two new cases in Bauchi. Following further
review, we can confirm that these were repeat tests for previously confirmed
cases.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayYesterday, we erroneously reported 2 new cases in Bauchi. Following further review, we can confirm that these were repeat tests for previously confirmed cases.— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020
We apologise for this error and remain committed to ensuring transparent and accurate reporting of test results
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