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  • April 20, 2020

Covid-19: 38 New Cases Escalate Numbers To 665

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

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  • 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;

More details soon…

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