The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded 10 fresh cases of Coronavirus in Lagos, Abuja and Edo.
NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Sunday, said that of the 10 new cases, Lagos has six while Abuja and Edo have two cases each.
The new cases brought Nigeria’s confirmed Coronavirus cases to 224.
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Twenty-seven of the cases had recovered and discharged while five deaths had been recorded.
It said that Lagos has 115 cases; Abuja- 45; Osun- 20; Oyo and Edo have nine cases each, Bauch -six; Akwa Ibom- five; Ogun and Kaduna four cases each.
Others were: Enugu and Ekiti- two cases each while Rivers and Benue and Ondo States has one case respectively
Data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region, showed that there were 8,377 cases on the African continent with 371 deaths recorded.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, on Saturday, said residents of the state could now request to be tested for Coronavirus (COVID-19) online.
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Abayomi put out a link to a Google form set up by the Lagos State government through which residents who are exhibiting Coronavirus symptoms or who have been exposed to the virus could request to be tested.
The Commissioner said the move was aimed at helping the state government widen its coverage and track down all Coronavirus cases in the state.
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