Coronavirus cases spread to Anambra and Niger as NCDC announces 17 new cases, total now 305

Bayo Wahab 22:14 - 10 April 2020

Medics handling coronavirus patients

Coronavirus cases have now spread to 19 states in Nigeria.

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have now risen to 305 as Anambra and Niger joined the states with confirmed cases of the virus in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 17 new cases in the country on Friday, April 10, 2020.

The NCDC said eight of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 3 in Katsina, 2 in Abuja, and one case each in Ondo, Niger, Kaduna and Anambra state.

As at 09:30 pm 10th April, there are

305 confirmed cases
58 discharged
7 deaths

Lagos- 163
FCT- 56
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Bauchi- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 7
Kaduna- 6
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Kwara- 2
Delta- 2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 2
Katsina-4
Niger- 1
Anambra- 1
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020

The total number of coronavirus cases in Lagos has now increased to 163, followed by Abuja with 56 cases.

While Niger and Anambra recorded their first cases, the total number of the cases in Kaduna has risen to 6.

As at 9:30 pm on Friday, April 10, 2020, Nigeria had recorded 305 confirmed cases of the virus with seven deaths. 58 patients have also been discharged.

Coronavirus cases have now spread to 19 states in Nigeria.