64 people have tested positive for coronavirus across five states in Nigeria on Monday, April 27, 2020.
The coronavirus disease has spread to 32 Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in the past two months [NCDC] 64 people have tested positive for coronavirus across five states in Nigeria on Monday, April 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced late on Monday that Lagos recorded 34 new cases. The state remains the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria with over half of the country's total. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja also recorded 15 new cases on Monday. The capital city has recorded the second highest number of cases behind Lagos. Borno also recorded 11 new cases while Taraba and Gombe recorded two each. No new deaths were recorded, according to the NCDC's announcement, but 16 new recoveries were recorded. Nigeria has now recorded a total of 1,337 coronavirus cases in 32 states and the FCT. 255 people have recovered and been discharged, but 40 people have died. Earlier on Monday, Presi