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Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
NCDC, in a tweet on Tuesday, said that 14 of the new cases were confirmed in Lagos, two in Abuja, one each in Kano, Akwa Ibom and Edo states.
It said: “As at 09:20 pm 14th April, there are 362 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths. The number of states with confirmed cases of COVID-19 has hit 19.”
Meanwhile, a breakdown of cases by states indicate that Lagos has 203 cases, FCT – 58, Osun – 20, Edo – 16, Oyo – 11, Ogun – 9, Bauchi – 6, Kaduna – 6, Akwa Ibom – 5, Katsina -5, Kwara – 4, Kano – 4, Ondo – 3, Delta – 3, Enugu – 2, Ekiti – 2, Rivers -2, Benue – 1, Niger – 1 and Anambra – 1.
Nineteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
14 in Lagos
2 in FCT
1 in Kano
1 in Akwa Ibom
1 in EdoAs at 09:20 pm 14th April there are 362 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/ySAhNzWnnU
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 14, 2020
