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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.
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