March 31, 2020

Just In: Nigeria’s Covid-19 Tally Now 139 As Abuja Adds 3 New Cases, Lagos 1

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In a tweet at 8pm, NCDC said 3 of the cases are in the FCT Abuja and one in Lagos.

“As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths”, it said.

Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos

As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/d8EyMmyGIZ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 31, 2020

The breakdown of cases by states in real time:
Lagos- 82
FCT- 28
Oyo- 8
Osun- 5
Ogun- 4
Kaduna- 3
Enugu- 2
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Ekoti- 1
Rivers-1
Benue- 1

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