Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1,000

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have crossed 1,000 mark with discovery of new 114 cases on Friday.

“114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80 in Lagos 21 in Gombe 5 in FCT 2 in Zamfara 2 in Edo 1 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Kaduna 1 in Sokoto.

“As at 11:30 pm, 24th April there are 1,095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208; Deaths: 32.

“As at 24th April, Nigeria has recorded #COVID19 confirmed cases in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In the last 24 hours, number of new cases increased by 114. Number of deaths increased by 1. Five cases previously recorded in Lagos, are now recorded as Ogun state cases,” Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) tweeted late Friday.

The total breakdown of cases across the states are as follows;

Lagos-657

FCT-138

Kano-73

Ogun-35

Gombe-30

Katsina-21

Osun-20

Edo-19

Oyo-18

Borno-12

Kwara-11

Akwa Ibom-11

Kaduna-10

Bauchi-8

Delta-6

Ekiti-4

Ondo-3

Rivers-3

Jigawa-2

Enugu-2

Niger-2

Abia-2

Zamfara-2

Sokoto-2

Benue-1

Anambra-1

Adamawa-1

Plateau-1