Breaking: Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases surpass 300

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Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases have surpassed 300, with 17 new cases reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday.

The NCDC put the current figures at 305.

In the figures declared by the NCDC on its twitter handle on Friday night, Lagos recorded eight new cases, Katsina, three cases and the Federal Capital Territory recording two cases.

Also, two new States have joined the league of Coronavirus infection. They are Niger and Anambra States, with one case each.

Kaduna and Ondo States have one new case apiece.

“As at 09:30 pm, 10th April, there are 305 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths,” NCDC said.

Seventeen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:

8 in Lagos
3 in Katsina
2 in FCT
1 in Niger
1 in Kaduna
1 in Anambra
1 in Ondo

As at 09:30 pm 10th April there are 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths pic.twitter.com/0STe5QWxMd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020