Nigeria Records 17 New Coronavirus Cases as 46 Patients Recover in Lagos

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The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria reached 305 today, as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) comfirmed 17 new cases.

This came as the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State announced the discharge of seven patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, bringing the total number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in the state to 46.

NCDC said in a tweet that eight of the new cases are eight in Lagos; three in Katsina; two in the federal capital territory (FCT); and one each in Niger, Kaduna, Anambra and Ondo.

The agency added, “As of 9:30pm on April 10, there were 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria and while 58 have been discharged, seven have died.”

Sanwo-Olu announced the latest recoveries from the virus in a series of tweets via his verified handle, @jidesanwoolu.

The governor tweeted, “Dear Lagosians. I bring you more good news from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Today, 7 more patients; 3 females and 4 males were discharged to reconnect with the community after a full recovery and having tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19.

“This brings to 46, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our Yaba facility.

“So far, we have had 100 percent recovery from the #COVID19 cases we have admitted and managed at our isolation facilities.”