Panic As Lagos Records 78 New Cases Of Coronavirus As Tally Hits 981

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Lagos State has recorded 78 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

In a tweet on Thursday, the health agency noted that Nigeria has recorded 108 new cases of the virus, bringing the country’s total infections to 981.

The NCDC added that 14 cases were recorded in FCT, 5 in Ogun state, 4 in Gombe, 3 in Borno state.

The health agency also said  2 cases were confirmed in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Plateau state.

According to the NCDC, the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the country now stands at 31 while 197 have recovered.

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#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