The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has at 9:30 PM on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 confirmed eight new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria.

As at 09:30 pm on Sunday, April 5th, 2020, there are two hundred and thirty two (232) confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. Thirty-three of the cases have been discharged, with five deaths.

For a breakdown of cases by state:
Lagos – 120
FCT – 47
Osun – 20
Oyo – 9
Edo – 9
Bauchi – 6
Akwa Ibom – 5
Kaduna – 5
Ogun – 4
Enugu – 2
Ekiti – 2
Rivers – 1
Benue – 1
Ondo – 1

The NCDC made this disclosure via its verified Twitter account, @NCDCgov:

Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 5 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT and 1 in Kaduna State

As at 09:30 pm 5th April there are 232 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-three have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/jnWgSFGTUh

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 5, 2020

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