10 dead as Nigeria confirms 343 cases of COVID-19

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number to 343 in Nigeria.

Out of the twenty new cases, 13 were discovered in Lagos, 2 in Edo, 2 in Kano State and 2 in Ogun and one in Ondo State, making a total of twenty new cases. But out of the total of 343 confirmed cases, 91 have been discharged, while 10 patients have died.

“Twenty new cases of #COVID19 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”, the NCDC said.

Meanwhile, the United States of America has emerged as the most affected country by the COVID-19 pandemic, recording the highest number of confirmed cases and the highest number of deaths.

Recent statistics released by the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering at the John Hopkins University revealed that the total number of confirmed cases globally has climbed to 1, 904, 566, while 118, 459 people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, with the U.S leading the pack.

According to the statistics, the United States now has a total of 572, 169 confirmed cases with 23,070 deaths.

Spain now reports 169, 496 confirmed cases with 17, 489 deaths, followed by Italy with 159, 516 confirmed cases with 20, 465 deaths. France currently has a total of 137, 975 confirmed cases with 14, 986 deaths. Germany reports 128, 208 confirmed cases with 3,043 deaths.

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Next in line is United Kingdom, which currently has a total of 89, 569 confirmed cases with 11, 346 deaths while China has reported 82, 213 confirmed cases with 3, 345 deaths while Iran has reported a total of 73, 303 confirmed cases with 4, 585 deaths.