Nigeria: Coronavirus cases increase to 1,273 as deaths hit 40
There are 91 new cases of Coronavirus, #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.
They are broken down as “43 in Lagos, 8 in Sokoto, 6 in Taraba, 5 in Kaduna, 5 in Gombe, 3 in Ondo, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 3 in Oyo, 3 in Rivers, 3 in Bauchi, 2 in Osun, 1 in Akwa Ibom, 1 Bayelsa, 1 in Ebonyi, 1 in Kebbi State”, according to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The centre said, “As at 11:50 pm 26th April there are 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 239 have been discharged with 40 deaths.”
Here’s a breakdown of cases by states:
Lagos- 731
FCT- 141
Kano- 77
Osun- 36
Ogun- 35
Gombe- 35
Katsina- 30
Borno- 30
Edo- 25
Oyo- 21
Kaduna- 15
Bauchi- 14
Akwa Ibom- 12
Kwara- 11
Ondo- 11
Sokoto- 10
Ekiti- 8
Delta- 6
Rivers- 6
Taraba- 6
Jigawa- 2
Enugu- 2
Niger- 2
Abia- 2
Zamfara- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Adamawa- 1
Plateau- 1
Imo- 1
Bayelsa- 1
Ebonyi- 1
Kebbi- 1
Total: 1273 confirmed cases.
