With the confirmation of 17 new cases of the coronavirus pandemic as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria now has 305 infections recorded.
In a tweet on Friday evening, the NCDC revealed that the latest cases were recorded in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The states include Lagos – eight, Katsina – three, FCT – two, as well as one case each in Niger, Kaduna, Anambra, and Ondo States.
Seventeen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
8 in Lagos
3 in Katsina
2 in FCT
1 in Niger
1 in Kaduna
1 in Anambra
1 in OndoAs at 09:30 pm 10th April there are 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths pic.twitter.com/0STe5QWxMd
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020
The NCDC revealed that seven more people have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of those discharged to 58.
It noted that no new fatality was recorded as the death toll in the country stood at seven.
As a way of clarifying the number in each state, the health agency, tweeted the following:
Three cases previously included as Lagos state cases have been transferred to Ogun state. The three cases live in satellite towns in Ogun close to Lagos
Therefore, Lagos State has reported 163 confirmed cases while Ogun State has reported 7 confirmed cases
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020
“Therefore, Lagos State has reported 163 confirmed cases while Ogun State has reported seven confirmed cases,” the NCDC stated.
Meanwhile, the health agency has updated its case summary on coronavirus, saying a total of 5,000 people have been tested.
Case summary in Nigeria as of April 10, 2020.
| Total Samples Tested | > 5000 |
| Total Confirmed cases | 305 |
| Discharged | 58 |
| Death | 7 |
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 163 | 129 | 46 | 2 |
| Abuja FCT | 56 | 41 | 7 | 2 |
| Osun | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Edo | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Oyo | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogun | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bauchi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaduna | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Katsina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Enugu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ondo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Benue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Niger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 305 | 240 | 58 | 7 |
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