By Ademola Akanni, Abuja
Plateau State is the latest state to get its maiden Coronavirus case as confirmed cases in Nigeria near the 1000 mark, The Gazelle News.com reports.
On Thursday, 23 April, 2020, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports on its verified twitter handle that 108 new cases were reported throughout the country as at 11.30pm bringing the total number of cases in Nigeria now to 981.
Of the lot, 78 cases reported in Lagos, 14 in FCT, five in Ogun, four in Gombe, three in Borno, two in Akwa Ibom and one each in Kwara and Plateau.
Overall, Lagos remains the epicentre with 582 cases, 133 in FCT, Kano now has 73, Ogun 29, Katsina 21, Osun 20 and 17 each in Oyo and Edo.
Below is the update on the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria:
*108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported* ;
78 in Lagos
14 in FCT
5 in Ogun
4 in Gombe
3 Borno
2 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Kwara
1 in Plateau
*As at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria* .
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 31
*Breakdown of cases by state:*
Lagos-582
FCT-133
Kano-73
Ogun-29
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Borno-12
Kwara-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-9
Gombe-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1
Plateau-1
