BREAKING: Lagos records another coronavirus death

Lagos state has recorded another case of coronavirus death in the state.

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi announced the death of a 56-year-old Nigerian who died from the coronavirus related complications.

The Health Commissioner revealed this through his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.

Abayomi tweeted: “Total number of #COVID19 patients that have recovered and discharged are now 61.

“A 56 year old Nigerian; male who recently returned from the United States has died of #COVID19 related complication.”

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state to 6.

Meanwhile, on Monday night, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, few hours after President Buhari’s address on lockdown extension in the country.

The twenty (20) new cases of the deadly disease have been reported as follows:

13 in Lagos

2 in Edo

2 in Kano

2 in Ogun

1 in Ondo

As at 09:50 pm 13th April there are 343 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths

No of states with confirmed cases:19

343 confirmed cases

91 discharged

10 deaths

Lagos- 189

FCT- 56

Osun- 20

Edo- 14

Oyo- 11

Ogun- 9

Bauchi- 6

Kaduna- 6

Akwa Ibom- 5

Katsina-5

Kwara- 4

Ondo- 3

Delta- 3

Kano- 3

Enugu- 2

Ekiti- 2

Rivers-2

Benue- 1

Niger- 1

Anambra-1

Adding today’s death case, the total COVID-19 death cases in Nigeria as at 1:pm is 11.