COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 6 New Cases, Total Now 238
- Lagos leads with 120, FCT – 48, Osun – 20
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the six new cases identified as at Monday, April 6, 2020 have taken the total number of confirmed coronavirus patients in the country to 238.
The figure shows the three top States as Lagos with 120; FCT – 48 and Osun that now has 20 cases.
According to NCDC on its official twitter handle, “Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT.
“As at 09:30 pm 6th April, there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths.
“For a breakdown of cases by states, Lagos- 120; FCT- 48; Osun- 20; Oyo- 9; Edo- 11; Bauchi- 6; Akwa Ibom- 5; Kaduna- 5; Ogun- 4; Enugu- 2; Ekiti- 2; Rivers-2; Benue- 1; Ondo- 1; Kwara- 2.”
The two new cases recorded in Kwara state was first since the outbreak in Nigeria
Also, five deaths have been officially reported by NCDC.
