The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 665 with Kano State recording the highest number of 23 cases in 24 hours.
Also, for the first time, Lagos State, the epicentre of COVID-19, did not register any new case of infection, which is good news for the country.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), other States that recorded fresh cases are Gombe, Kaduna, Borno, Abia, Ekiti, Sokoto and FCT.
Three states – Abia, Gombe and Sokoto recorded their first cases.
According to a Tweet by NCDC, “Thirty-eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 23 in Kano, 5 in Gombe, 3 in Kaduna, 2 in Borno, 2 in Abia, 1 in FCT (Federal Capital Territory), 1 in Sokoto, 1 in Ekiti.
“As at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 188, Deaths: 22:
As at 11:10pm 20th April, breakdown of cases by States,” Lagos now has a total of 376, FCT-89, Kano-59, Osun-20, Oyo-16, Edo-15, Ogun-12, Kwara-9, Katsina-12, Bauchi-7, Kaduna-9, Akwa Ibom-9, Delta-4, Ekiti-4, Ondo-3, Enugu-2, Rivers-2, Niger-2, Benue-1 Anambra-1,Borno-3, Jigawa-2, Abia-2, Gombe-5, Sokoto-1.