The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
This brings the country’s total number of infections to 318.
According to the NCDC, 11 of the new cases reported were found in Lagos, one in Delta and one in Kano.
“As at 9:30pm 11th April there are 318 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria,” the NCDC said in a tweet.
The agency also noted that 70 patients have been discharged with 10 deaths recorded.
More than half of the country’s 36 states have now reported at least one case of the deadly virus.
Earlier on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari said lockdown measures are “essential” to defeat the virus in Nigeria and urged citizens to “observe restrictions on movement where they are in place” during the Easter holiday.
The two weeks lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun announced by the President expires on Monday, and it is not yet clear whether the government would relax the restrictions.
With discovery of fresh cases in Lagos everyday, the people are beginning to fear that they might be sentenced to more days of lockdown.
