The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the recording of 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 981.
The NCDC via Twitter account disclosed that 78 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 14 in FCT, and 5 in Ogun state.
The country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 31 while 197 have recovered.
108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
78 in Lagos
14 in FCT
5 in Ogun
4 in Gombe
3 Borno
2 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Kwara
1 in Plateau
As at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 31
As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, cases by state:
Lagos-582
FCT-133
Kano-73
Ogun-29
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Borno-12
Kwara-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-9
Gombe-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1
Plateau-1
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020
The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 186,462 on Thursday, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT.
More than 2,675,050 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December.
Of these cases, at least 708,400 are now considered recovered.
The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections, Channels TV reports.
