Thirty-five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the NCDC, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 442.
The NCDC confirmed this on Thursday evening via a statement on Twitter.
According to the agency, of the 35 cases, 19 were found in Lagos, 9 in the FCT, 5 in Kano and 2 in Oyo state.
A total of 152 persons have, however, been discharged while 13 deaths have been recorded.
Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
19 in Lagos
9 in FCT
5 in Kano
2 in OyoAs at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 152 have been discharged with 13 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/b0SK5o3mhx
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 16, 2020
Follow our socials Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google News.
![Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, is also a member of parliament [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/249aaa470ca34ad58fc54ae5275504fb_18.jpg "Uganda's Bobi Wine releases song to fight coronavirus pandemic 6")
