COVID-19: Toll Hits 981 With 108 New Cases in Last 24 Hours

The COVID-19 toll jumped to 981 cases as 108 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this through its twitter account;

108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

78 in Lagos
14 in FCT
5 in Ogun
4 in Gombe
3 Borno
2 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Kwara
1 in Plateau

As at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 197
Deaths: 31#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/cq7STlnHGJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020

At least 27 states have been infected with at least 1 patient recorded as Lagos remains the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus in Nigeria. Here is the break down as reported by NCDC;

As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, cases by state:

Lagos-582
FCT-133
Kano-73
Ogun-29
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Borno-12
Kwara-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-9
Gombe-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1
Plateau-1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 23, 2020

A report earlier circulating though not yet confirmed by the NCDC states that new symptom of coronavirus has been detected which is called COVID toe. You can do well to read about it here.

Stay Safe.