Nigeria Records 91 New Cases Of COVID-19, Death Toll Hits 40

Nigeria Records 91 New Cases Of COVID-19, Death Toll Hits 40

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 91 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total number of infected to 1,273, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

According to the agency in a tweet via its official handle, 43 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 8 in Sokoto and 6 in Taraba.

The country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 40 while 239 have recovered.

91 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

43-Lagos
8-Sokoto
6-Taraba
5-Kaduna
5-Gombe
3-Ondo
3-FCT
3-Edo
3-Oyo
3-Rivers
3-Bauchi
2-Osun
1-Akwa Ibom
1-Bayelsa
1-Ebonyi
1-Kebbi
As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 239
Deaths: 40 pic.twitter.com/261wewYfEg

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 26, 2020