Covid – 19: NCDC confirms 196 news cases, hitting total cases to 1,728

As 11:55 pm, Nigeria Center for Disease Control has confirmed 196 new cases of Covid – 19.

Drawing from its website on the 29th of April 2020, the highlights reads:

“196 new confirmed cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria
• One new state (Yobe) has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
• Till date, 1728 cases have been confirmed, 307 cases have been discharged and 51 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
• The 196 new cases are reported from twelve states- Lagos (87), Kano (24), Gombe (18), Kaduna (17), FCT (16), Katsina (10), Sokoto (8), Edo (7), Borno (6), Ebonyi (1), Yobe (1), Adamawa(1)
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities”