NCDC Confirms New Number Of COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria To Be 288

The current number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 now stands at 288.

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

Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 13 in Lagos and 1 in Delta State

As at 09:30 pm 9th April there are 288 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fifty-one have been discharged with seven deaths pic.twitter.com/DuP2SGUiTy

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020

The NCDC says 51 patients have been discharged while seven deaths have been officially recorded.