Eighty six new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), taking the total number of cases to 627.
The NCDC confirmed this late on Sunday via a statement on Twitter.
According to NCDC, of the 86 new cases, 70 were in Lagos, 7 in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Borno.
Discharged: 170
Deaths: 21
Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
70 in Lagos
7 in FCT
3 in Katsina
3 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Jigawa
1 in Bauchi
1 in BornoRelated News As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 170
Deaths: 21 pic.twitter.com/7gsnusWRow— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020
Breakdown of cases by state:
Lagos- 376
FCT- 88
Kano- 36
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 12
Bauchi- 7
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 9
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 3
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Borno- 1
Jigawa- 2
