Moses Ofodeme
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has disclosed that COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 139 after four new cases were discovered.
The NCDC made the disclosure in a tweet on Tuesday, in its latest update on the disease.
Of the new cases, three were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while one new case was discovered in Lagos.
As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths
As of 8pm on March 31, there are 139 confirmed cases with nine discharged while two deaths have been recorded in the country.
With the increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, Lagos now has 82 reported while the FCT has 28.
Other states that have recorded at least one case are Oyo – eight, Osun – five, Ogun – four, Kaduna – three, Enugu – two, Edo – two, Bauchi – two, Ekiti – one, Rivers – one, and Benue – one.