With four new coronavirus cases, Nigeria’s toll rises to 139

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus in the country.

The agency broke the news in a tweet on Tuesday night. The country now has 139 confirmed cases of the disease.

“Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos

“As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths.”

Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos

As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths pic.twitter.com/d8EyMmyGIZ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 31, 2020

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Of the 139 confirmed cases, nine have been discharged, while two have died.

Currently, Lagos has 82 cases, the highest in the country, followed by the federal capital territory (FCT), 28.
Oyo has eight, Osun, five, Ogun, four and Kaduna, three. Enugu, Edo and Bauchi have two cases each while there are two patients in Rivers and Benue.

More to follow…