The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 91 new cases of Coronavirus, On Sunday as at 11:50 pm, 26th of April 2020 bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1273.
NCDC said, “On the 26th of April 2020, 91 new confirmed cases and five new deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Four new states (Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Kebbi and Taraba) have reported confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
43-Lagos, 8-Sokoto, 6-Taraba, 5-Kaduna, 5-Gombe, 3-Ondo, 3-FCT, 3-Edo, 3-Oyo, 3-Rivers, 3-Bauchi, 2-Osun, 1-Akwa Ibom, 1-Bayelsa, 1-Ebonyi, 1-Kebbi.
“Till date, 1273 cases have been confirmed, 239 cases have been discharged and 40 deaths have been recorded in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“This is the breakdown of states with confirmed cases across the country; Lagos-(700), FCT-(141), Kano-77, Ogun-(35), Gombe-(35), Katsina-(21), Osun-(34), Edo-(22), Oyo-(21), Borno-(12), Kwara-(11), Akwa Ibom-(12), Kaduna-(15), Bauchi-(11), Delta-(6), Ekiti-(4), Ondo-(6), Rivers-(6), Jigawa-(20), Enugu-(20), Niger-(20), Abia-(2), Taraba-(6), Zamfara-(2), Sokoto-(10), Benue-(1), Anambra-(1), Adamawa-(1), Plateau-(1), Bayelsa-(1), Ebonyi-(1), Kebbi-(1).”
There are now 1273 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria. 239 of the cases have been discharged while 40 deaths have been recorded.