- As NCDC Confirms 38 New Patients
By Hamilton Nwosa ( Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and data tracking  desk)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) on Monday night, confirmed Thirty-eight new cases of the novel COVID-19 in the country. This brings the total numbers to 665. As at yesterday, the cases nation-wide were put at 627.
NCDC, in a tweet confirmed there are 23 cases in Kano, Gombe 5, Kaduna 3, Borno 2, Abia 2, FCT 1, Sokoto 1, Ekiti 1. Discharged 188, Deaths 22.
This fresh discovery brings the total cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria to 665.
Read NCDC’s full tweets below;
Thirty-eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
23 in Kano
5 in Gombe
3 in Kaduna
2 in Borno
2 in Abia
1 in FCT
1 in Sokoto
1 in EkitiAs at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 188
Deaths: 22 pic.twitter.com/k354y8KS0W— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 20, 2020
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