COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 70 New Cases Within 24 Hours

Nigeria on Monday recorded 70 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 164,303.

The latest numbers were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle late Monday night:

70 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-27
Kaduna-16
Ondo-16
Yobe-6
Bauchi-5

164,303 confirmed
154,384 discharged
2,061 deaths pic.twitter.com/LSU6e0qxFP

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2021

According to the NCDC, the 70 new cases were reported from 5 states- Lagos (27), Kaduna (16), Ondo (16), Yobe (6), and Bauchi (5).

The latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 58,119, followed by Abuja (19,756), Plateau (9,035), Kaduna (9,014), Rivers (7,060), Oyo (6,839), Edo (4,897), Ogun (4,639), Kano (3,942), Ondo (3,226), Kwara (3,120), Delta (2,617), Osun (2,572), Nasarawa (2,380), Enugu (2,281), Katsina (2,097), Gombe (2,034), Ebonyi (2,020), Anambra (1,909), Akwa Ibom (1,843), and Abia (1,683).

Imo State has recorded 1,655 cases, Bauchi (1,540), Borno (1,337), Benue (1,188), Adamawa (1,063), Niger (930), Taraba (910), Bayelsa (885), Ekiti (869), Sokoto (775), Jigawa (527), Kebbi (450), Cross River (394), Yobe (365), Zamfara (240), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.