BREAKING: NCDC confirms 35 new patients as COVID-19 cases rise to 442

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 35 new cases of COVID-19.

The agency made this known via their verified Twitter account

“Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:

  • 19 in Lagos
  • 9 in FCT
  • 5 in Kano
  • 2 in Oyo

“As at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

“152 have been discharged with 13 deaths #TakeResponsibility”

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In another report, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister for Social development, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has disclosed that Nigerians who recharge their mobile devices with more than N100 and bank customers with over N5,000 in their accounts do not qualify for the palliatives provided to cushion the damning effects of COVID-19 Lockdown.

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