COVID-19: Nigeria Records Seventeen New Cases, Total Now 305

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed seventeen new cases in the country.

NCDC announced this via it's verified Twitter page on Friday night.

NCDC wrote;

"Seventeen new cases of COVID19 have been reported as follows: 

8 in Lagos

3 in Katsina

2 in FCT

1 in Niger

1 in Kaduna

1 in Anambra

1 in Ondo

As at 09:30 pm 10th April there are 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths".

As at 09:30 pm 10th April, there are 305 confirmed cases, 58 discharged and 7 deaths have been recorded.

Currently, the breakdown of cases by states,

Lagos- 163
FCT- 56
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Bauchi- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 7
Kaduna- 6
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Kwara- 2
Delta- 2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 2
Katsina-4
Niger- 1
Anambra- 1

NCDC added that , three cases previously included as Lagos state cases have been transferred to Ogun state. The three cases live in satellite towns in Ogun close to Lagos

Therefore, Lagos State has reported 163 confirmed cases while Ogun State has reported 7 confirmed cases.