Out of 86 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Lagos on Sunday Lagos State alone contributed 70 as the state holds more than half of the total 627 cases in the country.
This is according to the latest report my the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC in its update via Twitter reported that 86 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Sunday.
Breaking down the cases confirmed, the NCDC noted that 7 new case were discovered in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Borno state.
According to the agency, of the 86 new cases, 70 were in Lagos, seven in FCT, three in Katsina, three in Akwa Ibom, one in Jigawa, one in Bauchi and one in Borno.
The 86 new cases recorded on Sunday brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 627.
As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:
Lagos- 376
FCT- 88
Kano- 36
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 12
Bauchi- 7
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 9
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 3
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Borno- 1
Jigawa- 2
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020
One case previously reported in Kano, has been transferred to Jigawa state.
Therefore, the total number of confirmed cases in Kano is 36 as at the 19th of April 2020
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020
