“70 In Lagos, 7 In Abuja” – Nigeria Records 86 New Cases Of Coronavirus As Total Rises To 627

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 86 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 627.

On its Twitter page on Sunday night, NCDC said of the 86 new cases, 70 were in Lagos, 7 in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Borno.

It also said the total number of fatalities recorded from the virus in Nigeria has increased from 19 to 21, just as the number of recoveries rose to 170.

NCDC said: “Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos, seven in FCT, three in Katsina, three in Akwa Ibom, one in Jigawa, one in Bauchi and one in Borno.

“As at 11:50pm April 19, there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170, deaths: 21.”

As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:

Lagos- 376
FCT- 88
Kano– 36
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo– 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 12
Bauchi- 7
Kaduna– 6
Akwa Ibom- 9
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 3
Ondo- 3
Enugu– 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Borno- 1
Jigawa- 2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020