The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced thirty five new coronavirus infections, bringing the total cases in the country to 442.
In its tweets on Thursday night, the agency said 152 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged, while 13 persons have died from the disease.
Giving breakdown of the new cases, the NCDC said 19 were recorded in Lagos, 9 in FCT, 5 in Kano and 2 in Oyo state.
Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
19 in Lagos
9 in FCT
5 in Kano
2 in OyoAs at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 152 have been discharged with 13 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/b0SK5o3mhx
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 16, 2020
