Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Rise To 224

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 224.

This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle.

Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 6 in Lagos, 2 in FCT and 2 in Edo.

As at 11:15 am 5th April there are 224 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-seven have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/zztdRENzUF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 5, 2020

Twenty seven out of the 224 cases have been discharged. Five of the 224 cases have died from the virus.