The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced recording 17 new cases of coronavirus in the country, total number of confirmed infections now 305.
The agency disclosed in a tweet on Friday evening that the latest cases were recorded in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The states include Lagos – eight, Katsina – three, FCT – two, as well as one case each in Niger, Kaduna, Anambra, and Ondo States.
As at 09:30 pm 10th April there are 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths pic.twitter.com/0STe5QWxMd
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020
The NCDC revealed that seven more people have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of those discharged to 58, while no death was recently recorded.
Meanwhile, the agency also urged Nigerians to keep personal hygiene as the Coronavirus outbreak coincides with the outbreak of the very infectious Lassa Fever.
