NCDC says 17 die of Coronavirus, 409 new cases confirmed

 

BY EMMANUEL OGWU

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The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 17 persons died from coronavirus infection in Nigeria on Wednesday.

The NCDC also announced that 409 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across the federation same day.

The 409 new cases were reported as follows: Lagos (201), FCT (85), Delta (22), Edo (16), Nasarawa (14), Borno (14), Kaduna (14), Bauchi (10), Rivers (9), Enugu (5), Kano (5), Ogun (4), Ondo (4), Baylesa (2), Kebbi (2) and Plateau (2).

According to the NCDC, 13,873 cases have been confirmed, 4,351 cases have been discharged and 382 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

So far, only Cross River state is still without any confirmed case of COVID-19.

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