Nigeria Records Five New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Hit 323
Five more positive cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, raising the number of total infections in the country to 323.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new cases in a tweet on Sunday evening.
It explained that two cases were recorded in Lagos and Kwara States respectively while the last infection was discovered in Katsina.
As of 9:10pm on April 12, the health agency noted that 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have recorded at least one confirmed case of coronavirus in the country.
It revealed that the death toll stood at 10 while 15 more people recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of those who have been discharged to 85.
“Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 2 in Lagos 2 in Kwara 1 in Katsina As at 09:10 pm 12th April there are 323 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 85 have been discharged with 10 deaths There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria,” NCDC tweeted.
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