NCDC Confirms 8 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus Infection In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of eight (8) new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Nigeria.

Naija News reports the breakdown of the development which was confirmed in a tweet by the NCDC in a tweet on Sunday, has it that five of the cases are in Lagos, two in the FCT and one in Kaduna State.

This brings the total current number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 232.

Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 5 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT and 1 in Kaduna State

As at 09:30 pm 5th April there are 232 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-three have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/jnWgSFGTUh

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 5, 2020

“As at 09:30 pm 5th April there are 232 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-three have been discharged with five deaths,” the NCDC tweet reads.