Breaking! NCDC confirms 114 new coronavirus infection cases as total cases in Nigeria hit 1095

The COVID-19 pandemic infection, which is popularly known as Coronavirus has surpassed the 1000 mark on Friday night in Nigeria.

This was announced after the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 114 new cases in eight states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

The NCDC said on its Twitter handle that 80 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, 5 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and 2 in Edo and Zamfara respectively. Four states – Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna, and Sokoto – recorded 1 case each.

With the latest confirmation, the total number of current confirmed Coronavirus cases has now hit 1,095 with 32 deaths recorded.

Taking to their official Twitter handle, the NCDC writes: “114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80 in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, 5 in FCT, 2 in Zamfara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Ogun, 1 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna, 1 in Sokoto.

“As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
“Discharged: 208
“Deaths: 32”

114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

80 in Lagos
21 in Gombe
5 in FCT
2 in Zamfara
2 in Edo
1 in Ogun
1 in Oyo
1 in Kaduna
1 in Sokoto

As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 208
Deaths: 32 pic.twitter.com/NIDV1zTh9o

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 24, 2020

In a follow-up tweet, the NCDC also showed the distribution of Coronavirus infections in the country.

It also stated that “5 cases previously recorded in Lagos, are now recorded as Ogun state cases.”

“Breakdown of the cases on state-by-state shows the following: 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, Plateau-1.”

As at 24th April, Nigeria has recorded #COVID19 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 1

5 cases previously recorded in Lagos, are now recorded as Ogun state cases

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 24, 2020