COVID-19: Cases Rise To 362 In Nigeria As 19 New Patients Reportedly Positive

NCDC is up to duty again tonight as the organization updated the press on the latest stats of the COVID-19 cases in the country using her twitter handle. Lagos State remains the epicenter of the virus as cases increases to 203 followed by the FCT with 58 positive cases.

19 new cases of COVID-19 were reported making the total cases in the country rise 362. 14 new cases were reported in Lagos, 2 in FCT, 1 in Kano, 1 in Akwa Ibom and 1 in Edo.  Also, a total of 99 cases has been discharged and 11 cases resulted in death.

Nineteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:

14 in Lagos
2 in FCT
1 in Kano
1 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Edo

As at 09:20 pm 14th April there are 362 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/ySAhNzWnnU

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 14, 2020

In the meantime, NCDC had earlier today published new guidance for the rational use of PPE, stating five key points to follow. Read here 

Warning: Always maintain good personal hygiene and wash and sanitize your hands regularly.