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

The figures of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Nigeria have continued to rise as fresh 195 infections were recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 1532. The NCDC in a tweet disclosed that the new cases were reported in fifteen states as follows: Lagos, Kano Ogun, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Sokoto, Edo, Jigawa, Zamfara, Rivers, Enugu, Delta, FCT, Nasarawa.

195 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

80-Lagos
38-Kano
15-Ogun
15-Bauchi
11-Borno
10-Gombe
9-Sokoto
5-Edo
5-Jigawa
2-Zamfara
1-Rivers
1-Enugu
1-Delta
1-FCT
1-Nasarawa

As at 11:50pm 28th April- 1532 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 255
Deaths: 44 pic.twitter.com/oPyG4xfoa3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 28, 2020

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