By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced that 91 new cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria bringing the total confirmed patients to 1273,
The NCDC, in a tweet via its official handle, said 43 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.
“On the 26th of April 2020, 91 new confirmed cases and five new deaths were recorded in Nigeria
“Four new states (Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Kebbi and Taraba) have reported confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 1273 cases have been confirmed, 239 cases have been discharged and 40 deaths have been recorded in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 91 new cases are reported from sixteen states- Lagos (43), Sokoto (8), Taraba (6), Gombe (5), Ondo (3), FCT (3), Edo (3), Oyo (3), Rivers (3), Bauchi (3), Osun (2), Akwa Ibom (1), Bayelsa (1), Ebonyi (1), Kebbi (1)”.
