Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria rise to 288
09 April 2020 |
9:27 pm
Fourteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria. Out of the number, 13 were reported in Lagos and 1 in Delta State The total number of confurmed cases in the country as at 9:30 pm Nigerian time on Thursday is 288. Fifty-one have been discharged with seven deaths A breakdown of the…
Fourteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria.
Out of the number, 13 were reported in Lagos and 1 in Delta State
The total number of confurmed cases in the country as at 9:30 pm Nigerian time on Thursday is 288. Fifty-one have been discharged with seven deaths
A breakdown of the cases according to states shows that Lagos presently have 158 cases, 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 and Katsina-1.
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