Nigeria’s Coronavirus case count shoots up to 981, 31 deaths

A total of108 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, the country’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on their social media pages.

According to the update, 78 cases were recorded in Lagos, 14 in FCT, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 in Borno, 2 in Akwa Ibom ,1 in Kwara, and 1 in Plateau.

As at 11:30 pm, 23rd April, there were 981 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with 197 discharged and 31 deaths.

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See the breakdown as posted by the NCDC below:

108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

78 in Lagos
14 in FCT
5 in Ogun
4 in Gombe
3 Borno
2 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Kwara
1 in Plateau

As at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 197
Deaths: 31#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/cq7STlnHGJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020