Nigeria Center for Disease Control reports 195 new cases across 14 states and FCT. Details of the new cases are as follows; 80-Lagos, 38-Kano, 15-Ogun, 15-Bauchi,11-Borno, 10-Gombe, 9-Sokoto, 5-Edo, 5-Jigawa, 2-Zamfara ,1-River,s 1-Enugu, 1-Delta, 1-FCT, and 1-Nasarawa.
As at 11:50pm 28th April, 1532 confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria out of which 255 has been discharged with 44 deaths recorded.
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In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has recovered from Coronavirus said that the country is at the moment of maximum risk and that the lockdown regulations will remain in place.
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Total global confirmed cases of Covid-19 is 3,110,219 with 216,808 deaths. U.S remains the worst affected country with 1,010,717 confirmed cases and 58,365 deaths. The confirmed cases in the U.S is more than the confirmed cases in Spain, Italy, France, United Kingdom and Germany put together.
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195 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
80-Lagos
38-Kano
15-Ogun
15-Bauchi
11-Borno
10-Gombe
9-Sokoto
5-Edo
5-Jigawa
2-Zamfara
1-Rivers
1-Enugu
1-Delta
1-FCT
1-NasarawaAs at 11:50pm 28th April- 1532 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 255
Deaths: 44 pic.twitter.com/oPyG4xfoa3— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 28, 2020
Written by
Ifunanya Ikueze
