COVID-19: Nigeria Discharges 85, Confirms Fresh 5

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has treated 228 active cases of COVID-19 and discharged 85 of them as the total number of the cases in the country rises to 323.

The NCDC, via its verified Twitter account, said on Sunday that it put down five new cases of coronavirus in the country – two in Lagos, two in Kwara and one in Kastina State.

There are now 19 states of the federation with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

The NCDC said that the majority of the active cases were in firm condition.

The agency said that as at 9:30p.m. on April 12, there were 323 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, adding that 85 patients had been discharged, while 10 died.

Lagos remnant the epicentre with 176 cases, while FCT has 56.

There are 20 cases in Osun, 12 in Edo, 11 in Oyo, six in Bauchi and five inAkwa Ibom.

Kastina has five cases, Kwara – four, Kaduna – six, Ogun – seven, and two each in Enugu, Ekiti, Delta, Ondo and Rivers, while Benue, Niger, Anambra and Kano have one each.












Nationnewslead reports that 13 cases of the virus were confirmed on Saturday.

The NCDC has so far tested more than 5,000 Nigerians for COVID-19.

Meantime, the NCDC has said there are many drugs in neutral trial as scientists work toward finding a cure for the global pandemic.

“Some have shown promising results in laboratory studies, but have not yet been proven in humans,” NCDC said.

The agency warn Nigerians against self-medication to avoid difficulty and death.