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COVID-19 Pandemic: 27 States, FCT Nigeria Grapples With Spread As Cases Hit 1,095

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April 25, 2020

27 States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja out of the 36 States in Nigeria are now infected with COVID-19 pandemic as current total number of cases hit 1,095 on Friday.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this disclosure saying that 114 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported as at 11:30 pm 24th April.

It said out of the 114 new cases, it was distributed thus: 80 in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, 5 in FCT, 2 in Zamfara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Ogun, 1 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Sokoto.

It said: “As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208 Deaths: 32

“As at 24th April, Nigeria has recorded COVID-19 confirmed cases in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory

“In the last 24 hours, number of new cases increased by 114. Number of deaths increased by 15 cases previously recorded in Lagos, are now recorded as Ogun state cases

“As at 11:30 pm 24th April: Lagos-657, FCT-138, Kano-73, Ogun-35, Gombe-30, Katsina-21, Osun-20, Edo-19, Oyo-18, Borno-12, Kwara-11, Akwa Ibom-11, Kaduna-10, Bauchi-8, Delta-6, Ekiti-4, Ondo-3, Rivers-3, Jigawa-2, Enugu-2, Niger-2, Abia-2, Zamfara-2, Sokoto-2, Benue-1, Anambra-1, Adamawa-1 and Plateau-1.