BREAKING: 86 new COVID-19 cases recorded – NCDC

Nigeria has recorded a massive 86 new cases of Coronavirus, taking its whole figures to 627.

The 86 new infections symbolize the largest to be released via the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, considering the fact that the pandemic began.

According to the new report, Livenews Nigeria was able to gather the breakdown of the new cases and the total confirmed cases.

Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos; 7 in FCT; 3 in Katsina; 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Borno.

As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21

Meanwhile, 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.

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

Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

70 in Lagos
7 in FCT
3 in Katsina
3 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Jigawa
1 in Bauchi
1 in Borno

As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 170
Deaths: 21 pic.twitter.com/7gsnusWRow

— 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