The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
The cases were announced on Thursday night.
Lagos accounts for more than half of the new cases.
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“Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
19 in Lagos
9 in FCT
5 in Kano
2 in Oyo
“As at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 152 have been discharged with 13 deaths.”
As at 10:20 pm 16th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT
Lagos- 251, FCT- 67, Kano- 21, Osun- 20
Edo- 15, Oyo- 13, Ogun- 9, Katsina- 7,
Bauchi- 6, Kaduna- 6, Akwa Ibom- 6, Kwara- 4, Delta- 4, Ondo- 3, Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2, Rivers-2, Niger- 2, Benue- 1,
Anambra- 1.”
Lagos remains the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
