Covid-19: Nigeria Confirm 34 More Coronavirus Cases, As Total Hits 407

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 34 new coronavirus cases in the country.

The agency announced the latest cases in a tweet late Wednesday, April 15.

“Thirty-four new cases of COVID19 have been reported as follows: 18 Lagos, 12 in Kano. 2 in Katsina, 1 in Delta, 1 in Niger. As of 11:20 pm 15th April, there are 407 confirmed cases of COVID1-9 reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths,” the tweet read.

“Thirty-four new cases of COVID19 have been reported as follows:

18 Lagos
12 in Kano
2 in Katsina
1 in Delta
1 in Niger
“As at 11:20 pm 15th April, there are 407 confirmed cases of COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths.”

As of 11:20 pm on April 15, the number of states with confirmed cases of COVID-19 is:

Lagos- 232

FCT- 58

Osun- 20

Kano- 16

Edo- 15

Oyo- 11

Ogun- 9

Katsina- 7

Bauchi- 6

Kaduna- 6

Akwa Ibom- 6

Kwara- 4

Delta- 4

Ondo- 3

Enugu- 2

Ekiti- 2

Rivers-2

Niger- 2

Benue- 1

Anambra- 1

Meanwhile, the report says that the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) announced the death of Chugbo Emeka, a medical doctor.

The announcement was made via a post on the association’s Twitter handle on Wednesday evening, April 15.

The doctor who was reportedly a private medical practitioner was said to have died after being exposed to a COVID-19 patient.

He reportedly died at the isolation ward of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

The tweet reads: “NMA LAGOS regrets to announce the death of Dr. Chugbo Emeka at the LUTH isolation ward. He died on 15/04/2020. He was a Private Medical Practitioner who was exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19.

“We condole with his family and d medical community for this painful loss. “NMA, Lagos.”

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