Lagos records another COVID-19 death

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Coronavirus: Lagos death toll hits 19.

Lagos State has recorded another death from the COVID-19.

The State Ministry of Health disclosed this via Twitter on Saturday, hours after an additional 80 cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in the state.

It brings the total number of deaths in the state to 19, while total confirmed cases are 670.

However, 5 previously confirmed COVID19 Lagos patients were transferred to Ogun State. Total transferred now 13.

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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) had announced on Friday that there were 114 new cases in the country.

Of the 114 cases, Lagos has 80, Gombe has 21, while the FCT has five.

Two cases each were recorded in Zamfara and Edo, while Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna, and Sokoto have one case each.

With these new infections, Nigeria’s total cases now stand at 1,095, out of which 208 cases have been discharged while 32 deaths have been recorded.

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