Coronavirus Nigeria update: 245 new cases as total cases hits 2802

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that 245 new cases of coronavirus, which is the COVID-19 pandemic, have been recorded in the last 24 hours.

NCDC also announced that more casualties were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths to 93.

“245 new cases of #COVID19,” the NCDC writes on its Twitter handle.

“76-Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano, 19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi, 6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo, 5-Ogun, 1-Ekiti, 1-Osun, 1-Benue, 1-Niger and 1-Zamfara.

“2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria; Discharged: 417 Deaths: 93, ” the tweets adds.

245 new cases of #COVID19;

76-Lagos
37-Katsina
32-Jigawa
23-Kano
19-FCT
18-Borno
10-Edo
9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa
5-Oyo
5-Ogun
1-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Benue
1-Niger
1-Zamfara

2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 417
Deaths: 93 pic.twitter.com/IkHR3dpcVV

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020

“Nine cases previously announced as discharged cases were reported in error. Therefore, there are 417 cases that have been discharged,” the NCDC continues in a follow-up tweet.

“One case reported in Nasarawa was a repeat test. The state has a total of 11 confirmed cases,” it says.

Nine cases previously announced as discharged cases, were reported in error. Therefore, there are 417 cases that have been discharged

One case reported in Nasarawa was a repeat test. The state has a total of 11 confirmed caseshttps://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd pic.twitter.com/yKYwuQ9djm

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020