Lagos accounts for half of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as toll hits 14,554

BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in Nigeria jump to 305 as Lagos transfers 3 patients to Ogun

Seventeen new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported in Nigeria as follows: 8 in Lagos, 3 in Katsina, 2 in FCT, 1 in Niger, 1 in Kaduna, 1 in Anambra and 1 in Ondo.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the cases on Friday as Anambra records it’s first case of the infection.

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According to the NCDC, three cases previously included as Lagos State cases have been transferred to Ogun state. The three cases live in satellite towns in Ogun close to Lagos.

Therefore, Lagos State has reported 163 confirmed cases while Ogun State has reported 7 confirmed cases.

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With the development, as at 09:30 pm 10th April there are now 305 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths.