The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday that with 22 newly confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus, Nigeria’s tally has now risen to 276.
The Centre stated that of the fresh cases, 15 are in Lagos; four (4) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); two (2) in Bauchi and one (1) in Edo State.
According to NCDC, the figure includes 44 persons who have been successfully treated and discharged from the isolation centres.
CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020
| Total Samples Tested | > 5000 |
| Total Confirmed cases | 276 |
| Discharged | 44 |
| Death | 6 |
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 145 | 111 | 32 | 2 |
| Abuja FCT | 54 | 39 | 7 | 2 |
| Osun | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Edo | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Oyo | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauchi | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaduna | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogun | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Enugu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Katsina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 276 | 224 |
44 |
