Thirty-five new cases of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria.
This brings the total number of cases confirmed in the country to 442.
The latest number was disclosed by the official twitter account of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
19 in Lagos
9 in FCT
5 in Kano
2 in OyoAs at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 152 have been discharged with 13 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/b0SK5o3mhx
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 16, 2020
Of the 442 confirmed cases, 152 have been discharged and 13 deaths have been recorded.

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