Nigeria on Monday 27 April 2020, recorded 64 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1337.
Afriupdate reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Monday evening via its verified Twitter handle.
According to the health agency, no deaths were recorded in Nigeria in the last 24 hours and no new state has reported a case.
“On the 27th of April 2020, 64 new confirmed cases and no deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
” No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 1337 cases have been confirmed, 255 cases have been discharged and 40 deaths have been recorded in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 64 new cases are reported from five states- Lagos (34), FCT (15), Borno (11), Taraba (2), Gombe (2).
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities”
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Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The President announced this during his third nationwide broadcast on COVID-19.
He said “Based on the above and in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the various Federal Government committees that have reviewed socio-economic matters and the Nigeria Governors Forum, I have approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from Monday, 4th May 2020.
“However, this will be followed strictly with aggressive reinforcement of testing and contact tracing measures while allowing the restoration of some economic and business activities in certain sectors”
The president also declared a nationwide curfew, effective from Monday, 4th May 2020.
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64 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
34-Lagos
15-FCT
11-Borno
2-Taraba
2-GombeAs at 11:20pm 27th April- 1337 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 255
Deaths: 40 pic.twitter.com/52JZFejvG8— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 27, 2020
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