BREAKING: Covid-19 Cases Hit 323 As Lagos, Katsina, Kwara Battle Five New Cases

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By Hamilton Nwosa(Head The New Diplomat Business and Data tracking desk)

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday  announced  five new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19. With this development, the number of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria has climbed up to 323.

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The announcement reads: “ Five new cases of COVD-19 have been reported as follows: two in Lagos, two in Kwara and one in Katsina. As at 09;10pm 12th April there are 323 confimred cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Eighty  five have been discharged with 10 deaths. There are 19 States with confirmed cases in Nigeria.”

 

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