BEVERLY HILLS, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Borno and Akwa Ibom States have recorded their first deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In an early morning tweet on Monday, NCDC said the fatality in Borno was the index and only case in the state, while a total of nine cases have been confirmed in Akwa Ibom.
Of the remaining eight cases in the south-southern state, the NCDC said five COVID-19 cases were active and three patients have recovered and been discharged.
The two new deaths announced by the health agency bring the total number of fatalities recorded since the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria to 21.
NCDC had last night announced eighty-six new cases of #COVID19.
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
