The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria recorded 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 981.
According to the NCDC, 78 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, which brings the total number of infections in the state to 582.
The country’s total death so far is 31, including 197 recoveries, NCDC reports.
The NCDC via Twitter on Thursday night tweeted: “108 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 78 in Lagos, 14 in FCT, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 Borno, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Plateau.
“As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, there are 981 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.
“As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, cases by state: Lagos – 582, FCT – 133, Kano-73, Ogun – 29, Katsina – 21, Osun – 20, Oyo – 17, Edo – 17, Borno – 12, Kwara – 11, Akwa Ibom – 11, Kaduna – 9, Gombe – 9, Bauchi – 8, Delta – 6, Ekiti – 4, Ondo – 3, Rivers – 3, Jigawa – 2, Enugu – 2, Niger – 2, Abia – 2, Benue – 1, Anambra – 1, Sokoto – 1, Adamawa – 1 Plateau – 1.”