COVID-19: NCDC confirms 2 deaths in Lagos, Edo as confirmed cases rises to 210

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 2 deaths in Lagos, Edo as confirmed cases rises to 210

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed deaths of two COVID-19 patients in Lagos and Edo.

NCDC, disclosed this in a Twitter message on Friday night.

“Twenty new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun & 1 in Ondo”.

“Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo State.”

As at 10:30 pm 3rd April there are 210 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 210, while 25 patients have been discharged and four deaths recorded.

The NCDC said that of the 20 new cases, Lagos has 11, Abuja and Edo has three cases each; Osun- two and Ondo State has one case.

A breakdown of the cases by state shows that Lagos now has 109 cases; Abuja- 41; Osun- 22; Oyo- eight; Edo- seven; Akwa Ibom- five; Ogun and Kaduna four cases each.

Others are: Bauchi- three; Enugu and Ekiti- two cases each, while Rivers, Benue and Ondo State has one case respectively.