The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 67 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,147.
The NCDC made this known on Friday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 9 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“67 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-26, Kaduna-11, Akwa Ibom-8, Rivers-8, Ogun-5, Kano-3, Osun-3, FCT-2, Plateau-1.”
See breakdown of cases by state below;
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Hv77iAh6Dn
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 16, 2021
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