Borno and Jigawa States have recorded their first Coronavirus case as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirms 86 new infections in the country.
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The 86 new Coronavirus cases are 70 in Lagos, 7 in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom and 1 each in Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno States.
The total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria now 627 in 22 states including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
Meanwhile, 4 more Coronavirus patients have been discharged with 2 new fatalities bringing the total death toll to 21 in the country.
Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
70 in Lagos
7 in FCT
3 in Katsina
3 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Jigawa
1 in Bauchi
1 in Borno
As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 170
Deaths: 21 pic.twitter.com/7gsnusWRow
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
