
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose to 362 on Tuesday as 19 new cases were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The agency in a tweet said the new cases were reported in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and four states: Lagos, Kano, Akwa Ibom and Edo.
“Nineteen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported as follows: 14 in Lagos, two in FCT, one in Kano, one in Akwa Ibom, one in Edo,” NCDC tweeted.
“As at 09:20 pm 14th April there are 362 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria,” the health agency added.
Till date, 362 cases have been confirmed, 99 cases have been discharged and eleven deaths have been recorded in Nigeria
As of the time of reporting, 19 states and the FCT have confirmed at least a case of the virus in Nigeria.
Lagos State has now reported 203 cases, followed by FCT – 58, Osun – 20, Edo – 16, Oyo – 11, Ogun – 9, Bauchi, Kaduna and Akwa Ibom – 6, Katsina – 5, Kwara and Kano – 4, while Ondo and Delta have 3 cases each. Enugu, Ekiti, and Rivers have two cases each,while Niger, Benue, and Anambra have recorded one each.