Doris Obinna, Lagos

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported ten new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria: 6 in Lagos, 2 in FCT and 2 in Edo.

As of 11:15 am April 5, there were 224 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-seven have been discharged with five deaths recorded.

A breakdown of cases by states is as under:

Lagos – 115
FCT – 45
Osun – 20
Oyo – 9
Akwa Ibom – 5
Ogun – 4
Edo – 9
Kaduna – 4
Bauchi – 6
Enugu – 2
Ekiti – 2
Rivers -1
Benue – 1