The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
In a tweet, the health agency the total number of cases in Nigeria is 238 as of 9:30pm on Monday.
It revealed that the duo of Kwara and Edo recorded two cases respectively while Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed a case each.
The total number of deaths recorded so far now stands at five while the figure of those who have been discharged increased from 33 to 35.
This comes hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced that two more people had recovered in the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu had noted that the latest success made the number of people that have recovered from coronavirus in Lagos to 31.
He said the two persons – both females – were discharged from the government’s Infectious Disease Hospital after they tested negative twice for coronavirus.
Despite the latest development in Lagos, a total of 120 cases have been discovered in Lagos while 48 infections were confirmed in Abuja.
Others are Osun – 20, Edo – 11, Oyo – nine, Bauchi – six, Akwa Ibom – five, Kaduna – five, Ogun – four, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Kwara – two, Benue – one, and Ondo – one. (Channels TV)
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