NCDC announces 6 new coronavirus cases in Kwara, FCT, 2 other states

Samson Toromade 21:43 - 06 April 2020

A lab technician for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (image used for illustration) [NCDC]

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 238 coronavirus cases in 14 states and the FCT.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

Kwara State has recorded its first two cases, according to the NCDC's announcement late on Monday, April 6, 2020.

Two other cases were recorded in Edo, and one each in Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The new cases raise Nigeria's total tally of confirmed cases to 238 in 14 states and the FCT.

As at 09:30 pm 6th April, there are

238 confirmed cases
35 discharged
5 deaths

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

Lagos- 120
FCT- 48
Osun- 20
Oyo- 9
Edo- 11
Bauchi- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Kaduna- 5
Ogun- 4
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 1
Kwara- 2
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 6, 2020

Monday's announcement also noted that two additional people have recovered from coronavirus infection and discharged to go back home, raising the total of discharged patients to 35.

Five deaths have been recorded in Lagos, Abuja, and Edo.