Twenty new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria taking the national total to 343, according to the new data released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

A breakdown of the 20 new cases shows that, Lagos has 13, two each in Edo, Kano and Ogun while Ondo recorded one case.

Till date, 343 cases have been confirmed, 91 cases have been discharged and ten deaths have been recorded in Nigeria.

As at 09:50 pm 13th April there are 343 confirmed cases of reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths


Lagos is the epicentre of Coronavirus, with 189 cases, which doubles the cases in all states combined.

Earlier today, Lagos discharged six survivors of Coronavirus, an act that is almost on daily basis, but the state keeps receiving more positive cases.

Out of the 189 cases recorded, Lagos has discharged 61 survivors, five deaths, two others evacuated to their countries and three others transferred to Ogun State.
Lagos’ active Coronavirus cases moved from 108 on Monday afternoon  to 121 as at 10:20pm on Monday.