Nigeria has recorded 108 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 981 across the country.
Disclosing the new cases in the country, the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said78 cases were recorded in Lagos while the FCT recorded 14 incidents of the virus.
The NCDC added that 5 cases were confirmed in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 Borno, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Plateau states.
The update read: “108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 78 in Lagos 14 in FCT 5 in Ogun 4 in Gombe 3 Borno 2 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Kwara 1 in Plateau.
“As at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 31
“As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, cases by state: Lagos-582 FCT-133 Kano-73 Ogun-29 Katsina-21 Osun-20 Oyo-17 Edo-17 Borno-12 Kwara-11 Akwa Ibom-11 Kaduna-9 Gombe-9 Bauchi-8 Delta-6 Ekiti-4 Ondo-3 Rivers-3 Jigawa-2 Enugu-2 Niger-2 Abia-2 Benue-1 Anambra-1 Sokoto-1 Adamawa-1 Plateau-1.”
108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
78 in Lagos
14 in FCT
5 in Ogun
4 in Gombe
3 Borno
2 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Kwara
1 in PlateauAs at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 31#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/cq7STlnHGJ— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020
As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, cases by state:
Lagos-582
FCT-133
Kano-73
Ogun-29
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Borno-12
Kwara-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-9
Gombe-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1
Plateau-1— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020