The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
In a tweet, the health agency says the total number of cases in Nigeria is 238 as of 9:30pm on Monday.
It revealed that Kwara and Edo recorded two cases respectively while Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed a case each.
Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT
As at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/jmChydhtas
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 6, 2020
The total number of deaths recorded so far now stands at five while the figure of those who have been discharged increased from 33 to 35.
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