April 8, 2020

Breaking: Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Hit 276

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By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and data tracking desk)

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 22 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 276.

NCDC, in a tweet made the announcement, 15 cases in Lagos, FCT 4, Bauchi 2, 1 in Edo. 44 have been discharged with 6 deaths.

Read NCDC’s tweet below;

As at 09:00 pm 8th April, there are

276 confirmed cases
44 discharged
6 deaths

For more info-https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Lagos- 145
FCT- 54
Osun- 20
Oyo- 11
Edo- 12
Bauchi- 8
Akwa Ibom- 5
Kaduna- 5
Ogun- 4
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 1
Kwara- 2
Delta- 1
Katsina-1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 8, 2020

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Breaking: Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Hit 276

Senate approves 14-year jail term for lecturers who sexually harass students

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