COVID-19: 10 new infections in Nigeria confrimed by NCDC

A file photo of NCDC Director General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has disclosed via a tweet on Thursday that the total confirmed cases has increased from the earlier reported 174 cases yesterday.

According to the body, 10 new people have tested positive to the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria to 184.

This information came on the heels of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu's announcement, that 11 more people had been discharged from the government’s facility in Yaba.

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See the tweet below:

Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 7 in Lagos and 3 in the FCT.

As at 08:00 pm 2nd April there are 184 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/XWSSLVi7Zq

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 2, 2020

Earlier on before this revelation, NCDC announced the total number of those discharged from the Government facility in Lagos.

See the tweet below:

As at 08:00 pm 2nd April, there are

184 confirmed cases
20 discharged
2 deaths

For a breakdown of cases by states- https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Currently;
Lagos- 98
FCT- 38
Osun- 14
Oyo- 8
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 4
Edo- 4
Kaduna- 4
Bauchi- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 2, 2020