By Hamilton Nwosa( Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced 108 new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19.
This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 981. The NCDC in a tweet disclosed that the new cases were reported in eight states as follows: Lagos, FCT,Ogun, Gombe, Borno, Akwa Ibom, Kwara and Plateau.
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108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
78 in Lagos
14 in FCT
5 in Ogun
4 in Gombe
3 Borno
2 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Kwara
1 in PlateauAs at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 31#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/cq7STlnHGJ— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020