Coronavirus: Nigeria cases hits 627 across 22 states

The National Disaster for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 86 new cases of coronavirus, adding up to a total of 647 active cases in Nigeria.

The new cases were reported in Lagos, FCT, Kastina, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno. A total of 21 deaths have been recorded and 170 people have been discharged.

The virus has now spread to 22 out of 36 states in the country, with Lagos state currently being the epicenter of the virus with a total of 376 active cases.

"Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

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," the NCDC stated in a tweet.

Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

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 pic.twitter.com/7gsnusWRow

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020