COVID-19: Twelve new cases, total figure rises to 151

Twelve new cases of the coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov by 12:30 pm on Wednesday.

Of the new cases, 9 are in Osun state, 2 in Edo state and 1 in Ekiti State.

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Twelve new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Osun, 2 in Edo and 1 in Ekiti State

As at 12:30 pm 1st April there are 151 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/SVxZ4H3pBd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 1, 2020

This brings the total confirmed cases in Nigeria to 151.

The breakdown: Lagos- 82, FCT- 28, Osun- 14, Oyo- 8, Ogun- 4, Edo- 4, Kaduna- 3, Enugu- 2, Bauchi- 2, Ekiti- 2, Rivers-1, and Benue- 1.

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