Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases now 210 as 20 new cases emerge

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night confirmed 20 new cases of coronavirus in the country.

The centre also confirmed two deaths in Lagos and Edo.

The centre said on its Twitter handle that 11 of the cases were discovered in Lagos, three in Abuja and Edo, two in Osun and one in Ondo.

The fresh discoveries brought the number of people that had been infected by coronavirus in Nigeria to 210.

With the death of the two cases in Lagos and Edo, the disease had now killed four people in Nigeria.

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It said: “20 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria – 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun and one in Ondo

“Two new deaths were also recorded in Lagos and Edo States.”

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