UPDATE: Nigeria Confirms 86 New COVID-19 Cases, Toll Hits 627

Nigeria has recorded 86 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 627. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Katsina, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno. ‪70 in Lagos‬ ‪7 in FCT‬ ‪3 in Katsina‬ ‪3 in Akwa Ibom‬ ‪1 in Jigawa‬ ‪1 in Bauchi‬ ‪1 in Borno‬ ‪As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.‬ ‪Discharged: 170‬ ‪Deaths: 21 As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:

‬ ‪Lagos- 376‬ ‪FCT- 88‬ ‪Kano- 36‬ ‪Osun- 20‬ ‪Oyo- 16‬ ‪Edo- 15‬ ‪Ogun- 12‬ ‪Kwara- 9‬ ‪Katsina- 12‬ ‪Bauchi- 7‬ ‪Kaduna- 6‬ ‪Akwa Ibom- 9‬ ‪Delta- 4‬ ‪Ekiti- 3‬ ‪Ondo- 3‬ ‪Enugu- 2‬ ‪Rivers-2‬ ‪Niger- 2‬ ‪Benue- 1‬ ‪Anambra- 1‬ ‪Borno- 1‬ ‪Jigawa- 2.