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Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Hit 20,000

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

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By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data Tracking Desk)

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 436 new cases of COVID-19  in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 20,244.cases of COVID-19

Read also: Covid-19 Cases Spike In Abuja, Lagos On Course To Flatten Curve [Infographics]

According to NCDC in a tweet via its verified Twitter handle tweeted that “ Lagos-169, Oyo-52, Plateau-31, Imo-29, Kaduna-28, Ogun-23, FCT-18, Enugu-18, Bauchi-17, Bayelsa-14, Rivers-8, Osun-6, Kano-6, Edo-5, Benue-5, Adamawa-3, Borno-2, Abia-1, Ekiti-1, 20,244 confirmed cases, 6,879 discharged, 518 deaths.

Read also: Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4 Million; US, UK Death Toll Highest

Read NCDC full tweets below;

 

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