574 new coronavirus cases reported in Nigeria

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 574 new cases of Coronavirus popularly known as Covid-19. The cases were reported in 21 states with Kwara having the highest number of 98 even ahead of Lagos which is the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria. See the breakdown below..

Kwara- 98

Lagos-81

Edo- 59

Ondo- 44

FCT- 41

Kano- 34

Ogun- 33

Kaduna- 29

Osun- 28

Enugu- 23

Rivers- 18

Delta- 16

Akwa Ibom- 15

Bauchi- 12

Imo- 10

Borno- 8

Niger- 8

Kebbi- 7

Nasarawa- 5

Gombe- 3

Ekiti- 2

The total number of confirmed cases of the virus in Nigeria since the first case was reported in February 2020, now stands at 146,928, 123,009 discharged and 1,761 deaths.