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General News of Thursday, 23 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

NCDC confirms 108 new coronavirus infections, cases rise to 981

There are now 31 COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria There are now 31 COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria

Nigeria recorded another rise in the number of coronavirus infections on Thursday night after the NCDC announced 108 new cases.

This brings the total recorded cases in the West-African country to a total of 981, nine short of 1000.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control announced tonight on its official Twitter account, @NCDCgov.

The statement revealed that "108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported" in the country.

The breakdown of the new cases revealed: "78 in Lagos, 14 in FCT, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 Borno, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Plateau."

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

There are now 31 deaths and 197 discharges, according to the 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 and Plateau-1."