The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 83 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,581.
The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 14 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“83 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-22, Rivers-18, Nasarawa-9, Cross River-8, Ondo-6, Delta-5, Akwa Ibom-4, Bauchi-3, Zamfara-2, Kaduna-2, Ebonyi-1, Sokoto-1, Ekiti-1, Kano-1.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
CORRECTIONS:
✅The cumulative confirmed cases reported on 7th April, 2021 did not include data for 6th April, 2021
✅38 discharged cases previously recorded in Bauchi State was erroneously reported
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/xe3MrObp7w pic.twitter.com/qLHZv8FcIZ
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 8, 2021
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