Nigeria Records 16 New Covid-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed sixteen new cases of COVID-19 across the country.

This was announced in a tweet on Tuesday night.

Of the new cases, Lagos has 10, two in the federal capital territory and Oyo, respectively, while Delta and Katsina recorded one case each.

The number of discharged cases has also risen to 44. Nigeria has now recorded a total of 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The disease control said:

“Sixteen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 10 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, 2 in Oyo, 1 in Delta and 1 in Katsina As at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths.”