The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus in the country bringing total infections to 288.
The Centre confirmed the latest figure – which rose from 276 – in a tweet on Thursday evening.
Lagos State recorded 13 out of the new confirmed cases announced 13 while Delta recorded a new case – bringing the total confirmed case in the south-south state to two.
Lagos which has been described as the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria now has 158 infections in total.
The figure in Lagos is almost three times the number of infections in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which has 54 cases of coronavirus.
Others states where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed are Osun – 20, Edo – 12, Oyo – 11, Bauchi – six, Akwa Ibom – five, Kaduna – five, Ogun – four, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Kwara – two, Delta – two, Benue – one, Ondo – one, and Katsina – one.
The NCDC also revealed that as of 9:30pm on April 9, 51 patients had been discharged with seven deaths recorded.
It added that two new infections were erroneously reported in Bauchi as a further review showed that the cases were repeat tests for previously confirmed cases.
The health agency apologised for the error and promised to remain committed to ensuring transparent and accurate reporting of test results of COVID-19 cases.
Meanwhile, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State who was infected about two weeks ago has tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19).
The governor, who was among the newly discharged persons, disclosed his current health status in tweets posted via his verified Twitter handle.
He thanked the people of the state, as well as religious leaders in Bauchi and elsewhere for their support and prayers while he was in isolation.
The governor also thanked the NCDC and the team of health experts in Bauchi tackling coronavirus for their efforts in curtailing the spread of the disease.
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