Coronavirus update

COVID-19: 146 new persons test positive as total number rises to 4787 

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 195 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

This brings the total number of cases to 4787 with Lagos still maintaining the highest number and more persons dying of the disease.

Kano state continues to show an upsurge in cases as the government has relaxed the state’s lockdown.

Meanwhile President Buhari has ordered that the herbal treatment developed in Madagascar be imported for use in the country as other countries’ quest for vaccine/cure stalls.

See statement below

146 new cases of #COVID19;

57-Lagos
27-Kano
10-Kwara
9-Edo
8-Bauchi
7-Yobe
4-Kebbi
4-Oyo
3-Katsina
3-Niger
2-Plateau
2-Borno
2-Sokoto
2-Benue
1-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Ebonyi
1-Ogun
1-FCT
1-Rivers

4787 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 959
Deaths: 158

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