The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Saturday, April 4th, 2020 confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria

Of the five new cases, three (3) were confirmed in Bauchi State and two (2) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

As at 10:10 pm on Saturday, April 4th, 2020, there are two hundred and fourteen (214) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. Twenty-five (25) cases have been discharged with four (4) deaths.

For a breakdown of cases by states:
Lagos – 109
FCT – 43
Osun – 20
Oyo – 9
Akwa Ibom – 5
Ogun – 4
Edo – 7
Kaduna – 4
Bauchi – 6
Enugu – 2
Ekiti – 2
Rivers – 1
Benue – 1
Ondo – 1

The NCDC disclosed this during a COVID-19 case update and afterwards via its verified Twitter handle, @NCDCgov:

Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in Bauchi and 2 in the FCT.

As at 10:10 pm 4th April there are 214 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-five have been discharged with four deaths pic.twitter.com/NDz5FFMrdF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 4, 2020

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