Coronavirus spreads to Akwa Ibom as Nigeria reveals 23 new cases

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Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom: coronavirus lands in the state

The coronavirus pandemic has spread to Akwa Ibom state in what appears to be its inexorable rampage across Nigeria.

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported five new cases in the state, east of the country, on Wednesday night as the national tally reached 174.

Lagos has nine new cases, FCT Abuja 7, Kaduna and Bauchi State one each.

“As at 08:00 pm 1st April there are 174 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths”,NCDC said.

Twenty-three new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos, 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State

As at 08:00 pm 1st April there are 174 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/Wy9MzX1lsr

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 1, 2020

As at 08:00 pm 1st April, there are Nigeria has nine discharged cases and two deaths.

The breakdown of cases by states
Lagos- 91
FCT- 35
Osun- 14
Oyo- 8
Ogun- 4
Edo– 4
Kaduna- 4
Bauchi- 3
Enugu– 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
Akwa Ibom- 5

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