{"id":23779,"date":"2020-04-11T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=23779"},"modified":"2020-04-11T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T16:11:11","slug":"coronavirus-now-in-18-states-as-nigeria-crosses-300-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/coronavirus-now-in-18-states-as-nigeria-crosses-300-cases","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus now in 18 states as Nigeria crosses 300 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>At least 18 states in Nigeria now have a COVID-19 case recorded.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 17 new cases were confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>A breakdown shows that eight are in Lagos, three in Katsina, two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one each in Niger, Kaduna, Anambra and Ondo.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time Niger and Anambra would be included in the statistics.<\/p>\n<p>In total, there are 305 confirmed cases. 58 patients have been discharged, while seven are dead.<\/p>\n<p>Lagos still has the highest number of cases with 163. FCT is next with 56; Osun (20), Edo (12) and Oyo (11).<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi has six cases, Akwa Ibom (five), Katsina (four), Ogun (seven), Kaduna (six), while Enugu, Ekiti, Rivers, Kwara and Delta have two cases each.<\/p>\n<p>Benue, Niger and Anambra have one case each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: At least 18 states in Nigeria now have a COVID-19 case recorded. This follows the latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday. A total of 17 new cases were confirmed. 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