According to NCDC, 74 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 5 in Katsina, 4 in Ogun State, 2 in Delta state, 1 in Edo, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Oyo, 1 in FCT and 1 in Adamawa state.

As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, there are 873 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 28.

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See the breakdown as posted by the NCDC below:

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), 70 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, seven in the FCT, three in Akwa Ibom, three in Katsina state, one in Jigawa, one in Bauchi and one in Borno state. 

Nigeria now has 627 confirmed cases of Coronavirus with Lagos being the epicenter with 376 confirmed cases.

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Below is the breakdown as posted by the NCDC below:

The NCDC made the announcement on their social media page on April 15, 2020.

This is what was posted:

Thirty-four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 18 Lagos, 12 in Kano, 2 in Katsina, 1 in Delta, 1 in Niger.

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As at 11:20 pm 15th April, there are 407 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria and 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths.

See the original post below:

Taking to their official twitter account, the Centre posted the breakdown below:

Seventeen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: Eight in Lagos, three in Katsina, two in FCT, one in Niger, one in Kaduna, one in Anambra, one in Ondo.

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As at 09:30 pm 10th April there are 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria, 58 have been discharged with seven deaths.

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The new cases were confirmed by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday evening.

“Three new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria. Two cases are returning travelers and one is a contact of a confirmed case.”

“As at 05:28 pm on the 22nd of March, there are 30 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. two have been discharged with no deaths,” NCDC tweeted.

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The Lagos State Ministry of Health earlier gave an update on the new cases, saying that one of the three new patients is a 51-year-old Briton who arrived in Nigeria on March 8 via BA75 flight.

The second patient is a Nigerian who returned on March 14 through a connecting flight; KL0582 London -Amsterdam / KL0587 Amsterdam – Lagos.

The third patient is a 65-year-old United States citizen who arrived in Lagos about six weeks ago, but has just tested positive to the virus.

Given a rise in the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, citizens have been advised to practise social distancing, wash their hands frequently with soap and water or use hand sanitizer.

Several measures have been put in place by the federal and state governments to stall the spread of the virus, such as the closure of schools and the suspension of social and religious gatherings of more than 50 persons.

The Lagos State Government also announced on Sunday that civil servants from grade levels one to 12 should stay at home for 14 days starting from Monday 23, 2020.

Of Nigeria’s 30 confirmed cases, two have been discharged while no death has occurred from the disease.

A breakdown shows that Lagos State still tops the chart with the highest number of confirmed cases.

As of the time of reporting, Lagos State had reported 22 cases, Abuja – four, Ogun – two, Ekiti – one and Oyo – one.