Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed ten new cases in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos and 3 in the FCT.
This announcement was made by NCDC via its official Twitter page on Thursday night.
According to the tweet, Nigeria’s Coronavirus infection toll has now hit 184 with 20 recovered patients and 2 deaths.
Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 7 in Lagos and 3 in the FCT.
As at 08:00 pm 2nd April there are 184 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged with two deaths
Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 7 in Lagos and 3 in the FCT.
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 2, 2020
As at 08:00 pm 2nd April there are 184 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/XWSSLVi7Zq
In another tweet, the centre broke down the number of cases per state, stating;
As at 08:00 pm 2nd April, there are
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 2, 2020
184 confirmed cases
20 discharged
2 deaths
For a breakdown of cases by states- https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet
Currently;
Lagos- 98
FCT- 38
Osun- 14
Oyo- 8
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 4
Edo- 4
Kaduna- 4
Bauchi- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
Total Coronavirus cases had risen to 174 with Nigeria recording 23 new confirmed cases on Wednesday night.
However, there are currently 184 active cases with over 4000 persons of contact even as contact tracing continues.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has announced that all markets in states where a lockdown was imposed –Lagos, FCT and Ogun– will be allowed to open between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm daily.
The National Co-ordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Aliyu Sani, said this on Wednesday during a briefing by members of the task force.
Also, for supermarkets and food stores, the opening hours must be between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm and all owners and managers have been warned to screen staff and customers before entry.
