CORONAVIRUS: NIGERIA UPDATE- NUMBER OF DEATHS JUMP TO 40 AS CONFIRMED CASES IS NOW 1273

• On the 26th of April 2020, 92 new confirmed cases and five new deaths were recorded in Nigeria
• Four new states (Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Kebbi and Taraba) have reported confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
• Till date, 1273 cases have been confirmed, 239 cases have been discharged and 40 deaths have been recorded in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory
• The 91 new cases are reported from sixteen states- Lagos (43), Sokoto (8), Taraba (6), Gombe (5), Ondo (3), FCT (3), Edo (3), Oyo (3), Rivers (3), Bauchi (3), Osun (2), Akwa Ibom (1), Bayelsa (1), Ebonyi (1), Kebbi (1).

CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 26TH 2020

Total Samples Tested	> 10918
Total Confirmed cases	1273
Discharged	239
Death	40

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Active Cases	No. Discharged	No of Deaths
Lagos	731	584	128	19
Abuja FCT	141	103	35	3
Kano	77	76	0	1
Ogun	35	29	5	1
Gombe	35	35	0	0
Osun	34	14	18	2
Katsina	30	24	4	2
Borno	30	28	0	2
Edo	25	14	8	3
Oyo	21	10	9	2
Akwa Ibom	12	2	9	1
Kaduna	15	9	6	0
Bauchi	14	8	6	0
Sokoto	10	10	0	0
Kwara	11	9	2	0
Ekiti	8	5	2	1
Ondo	8	6	2	0
Delta	6	5	0	1
Rivers	6	2	2	2
Taraba	6	6	0	0
Abia	2	2	0	0
Enugu	2	0	2	0
Niger	2	2	0	0
Jigawa	2	2	0	0
Zamfara	2	2	0	0
Benue	1	1	0	0
Anambra	1	0	1	0
Adamawa	1	1	0	0
Plateau	1	1	0	0
Imo	1	1	0	0
Bayelsa	1	1	0	0
Ebonyi	1	1	0	0
Kebbi	1	1	0	0
Total	1273	994	239	40

-----NCDC