COVID-19: Toll Rises To 1337 As NCDC Records 64 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 64 new COVID-19 cases in the country bringing total cases to 1337

NCDC disclosed this Monday night via it official Twitter account.

Tweet;

64 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

34-Lagos

15-FCT

11-Borno

2-Taraba

2-Gombe

As at 11:20pm 27th April- 1337 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 255

Deaths: 40 

One case previously reported as a Lagos State case, is now reported as an FCT case

The total number of confirmed cases in Lagos is now at 764 and 157 in FCT 

Data obtained from the centre also shows that Lagos currently has a total confirmed case of 764;

Abuja/FCT, 157; Kano, 77; Borno, 41; Gombe, 37; Ogun, 35; Osun, 34; Katsina, 30; Edo, 25; Oyo, 21; Kaduna, 15; Bauchi, 14; Akwa Ibom, 12; Sokoto, 10; Kwara, 11; Ekiti, eight; Ondo, eight; Delta, six; Rivers, six; Taraba, eight; Abia, two; Enugu, two; Niger, two; Jigawa, two; Zamfara, two; Benue, one; Anambra, one; Adamawa, one; Plateau, one; Imo, one; Bayelsa, one; Ebonyi, one; and Kebbi, one.

Of the 40 deaths recorded in the country, 19 were reported in Lagos, three each in Abuja and Edo, one each in Kano, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, and Delta, two in Rivers, Osun, Borno, Katsina and Oyo.