COVID-19 UPDATE : 18 STATES AND THE FCT NOW HAVE INDEX CASES AS NIGERIA HITS 305

By Mike ALADENIKA.



Emerging signals from the NCDC indicate that the dreaded coronavirus pandemic now has index cases in 19 out of the 36 states and the federal capital territory as 17 new cases of the Covid-19 announced on Friday brings the total now to 305 cases.


The NCDC had  announced via its official Twitter handle that of the 17 new cases, 8 were recorded in Lagos, 3 in Katsina, 2 in the FCT, 1 each in Niger, Kaduna, Anambra and Ondo States.

8 in Lagos
3 in Katsina
2 in FCT
1 in Niger
1 in Kaduna
1 in Anambra
1 in Ondo

Of these total cases, 58 have been discharged and 7 deaths have been reported in the country. An indication that Nigeria currently has 240 active cases.

Find below a breakdown  of the "state by state" standing :

Lagos- 163
FCT- 56
Osun- 20
Edo- 12
Oyo- 11
Bauchi- 6
Akwa Ibom- 5
Ogun- 7
Kaduna- 6
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-2
Kwara- 2
Delta- 2
Benue- 1
Ondo- 2
Katsina-4
Niger- 1
Anambra- 1
#SPARKNEWSNAIJA(SNN).