86 New Cases Of Coronavirus Reported In Nigeria, Total Now 627

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced eighty-six new cases of coronavirus also known as COVID19 in the country.

This number is the highest since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria.

Of the eighty-six new cases,  70 were rported in Lagos, 7 in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Borno.

According to NCDC, as at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 170 patients have been discharged and 21 deaths recorded.

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Lagos- 376

FCT- 88

Kano- 36

Osun- 20

Oyo- 16

Edo- 15

Ogun- 12

Kwara- 9

Katsina- 12

Bauchi- 7

Kaduna- 6

Akwa Ibom- 9

Delta- 4

Ekiti- 3

Ondo- 3

Enugu- 2

Rivers-2

Niger- 2

Benue- 1

Anambra- 1

Borno- 1

Jigawa- 2

As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:

Lagos- 376
FCT- 88
Kano- 36
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 12
Bauchi- 7
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 9
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 3
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Borno- 1
Jigawa- 2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020