Nigeria coronavirus toll rises to 224, 5 deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19.

The agency broke the news in a tweet on Sunday morning.

Of the figure, six were confirmed in Lagos, while the federal capital territory and Edo recorded two cases each.

As of 11:30 am on April 5, 2020, Nigeria has recorded 224 cases of coronavirus infections.

“Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 6 in Lagos, 2 in FCT and 2 in Edo. As at 11:15 am 5th April there are 224 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-seven have been discharged with five deaths,” the tweet read.

Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 6 in Lagos, 2 in FCT and 2 in Edo.

As at 11:15 am 5th April there are 224 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-seven have been discharged with five deaths pic.twitter.com/zztdRENzUF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 5, 2020