12 dead as Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 407


Thirty-four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 407.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on its Twitter handle on Wednesday.

The NCDC also said deaths from coronavirus-related cases have increased to 12.

It tweeted, “Thirty-four new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported as follows: 18 in Lagos, 12 in Kano, two in Katsina, one in Delta, one in Niger.

“As of 11:20 pm on the 15th of April, there are 407 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths.

“Number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID-19: 19 + FCT. Currently, Lagos has 232 cases, FCT - 58, Osun - 20, Kano - 16, Edo - 15, Oyo- 11, Ogun - nine, Katsina - seven, Bauchi- six, Kaduna- six, Akwa Ibom - six, Kwara - four, Delta - four, Ondo - three, Enugu - two, Ekiti - two, Rivers - two, Niger - two, Benue - one, and Anambra - one.”
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