Shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari expressed shock at the daily increase of the cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 20 new cases of coronavirus.
NCDC stated that while Lagos recorded 13 new cases, Edo, Kano, Ogun States have two new cases each and Ondo State has one.
Pointing out that 19 states have been confirmed to have the virus in Nigeria, NCDC said, “As at 09:50 pm, 13th April, there are 343 confirmed cases of #Covid19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths”.
The breakdown of the cases by states read: Lagos- 189, FCT- 56, Osun- 20, Edo- 14, Oyo- 11, Ogun- 9, Bauchi- 6, Kaduna- 6, Akwa Ibom- 5, Katsina-5, Kwara- 4, Ondo- 3, Delta- 3, Kano- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti- 2, Rivers-2, Benue- 1, Niger- 1 and Anambra- 1.
However, there is a disparity between the number of active cases NCDC recorded for Oyo State and the one declared by the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde.
While NCDC maintains that Oyo State has 11 active cases, Governor Makinde said that five persons earlier tested positive have recovered and tested negative leaving the state with only six active cases.
