The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 196 new Coronavirus cases in the country.
Yobe State in North-East Nigeria has recorded its first positive case of the Coronavirus pandemic. This brings the total number of states affected in the country to 35 including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
196 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 29, 2020
87-Lagos
24-Kano
18-Gombe
17-Kaduna
16-FCT
10-Katsina
8-Sokoto
7-Edo
6-Borno
1-Yobe
1-Ebonyi
1-Adamawa
As at 11:55pm 29th April- 1728 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 307
Deaths: 51 pic.twitter.com/1ul1P8JvTH
Only the two states of Cross River and Kogi are now yet to record any Coronavirus case in Nigeria.
The 196 new infections include 87 in Lagos, 24 in Kano, 18 in Gombe, and 17 in Kaduna States.
There are also 16 new cases in the Federal Capital Territory, 10 in Katsina, eight in Sokoto, seven in Edo, six in Borno, and one each in Yobe, Ebonyi and Adamawa States.
Meanwhile, 52 Coronavirus patients have been discharged across the country with the number of successfully treated cases now 307.
The total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria is now 1,728 with seven new fatalities bringing the death toll to 51.
