NCDC reports 12 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria

Twelve new cases of covid-19 have been reported in Nigeria.

Nine were recorded in Osun state, two in Edo state and one in Ekiti state.

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, there are 151 cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.

Nine persons have been discharged while two deaths have been recorded.

The pandemic has been recorded in 11 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.

Lagos state tops the chart of covid-19 cases in Nigeria with 82 cases, followed by the federal capital territory Abuja with 28 cases.

With the nine new cases in Osun state, it now has a total of 14 cases.

Oyo state has eight cases including governor Seyi Makinde while there are four cases in Ogun state.

With the new cases announced on Wednesday, Edo’s cases jumped from two to four while Ekiti’s rose to two.

Kaduna state has recorded three cases so far including governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Enugu and Bauchi states have two cases each including governor Bala Mohammed while Rivers and Benue states have one confirmed case each.