Nigeria on Wednesday announced thirty-four new cases of coronavirus as the total number of infected persons in the country rose to 407.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were reported in Lagos, Kano, Katsina, Delta and Niger.
In a series of tweets on its verified Twitter handle, NCDC said, ”Thirty-four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 18 Lagos 12 in Kano 2 in Katsina 1 in Delta 1 in Niger.
”As at 11:20 pm 15th April there are 407 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths
”As at 11:20 pm 15th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT Lagos- 232 FCT- 58 Osun- 20 Kano- 16 Edo- 15 Oyo- 11 Ogun- 9 Katsina- 7 Bauchi- 6 Kaduna- 6 Akwa Ibom- 6 Kwara- 4 Delta- 4 Ondo- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 2 Rivers-2 Niger- 2 Benue- 1 Anambra- 1.”
