COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 26 new cases

Nigeria has recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 164,233.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its official Twitter handle.

According to the tweet, the 26 new cases were from 6 states. Ebonyi state reported the highest number with 10 new cases, Lagos was second with 9 while Oyo states had the lowest 1 new case.

“Ebonyi-10 Lagos-9 FCT-2 Kano-2 Osun-2 Oyo-1.”

The NCDC also tweeted that as of 198April, 164,233 cases had been confirmed, 154,332 cases treated and discharged, while 2,061 deaths were recorded.

26 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Ebonyi-10
Lagos-9
FCT-2
Kano-2
Osun-2
Oyo-1

164,233 confirmed
154,332 discharged
2,061 deaths pic.twitter.com/kI0VQzn0r1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 18, 2021

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