The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that the Coronavirus  pandemic in the country had risen to 343, following 20 confirmed new cases in five states.

NCDC via its Twitter account on Monday, said 20 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Lagos -13, Edo -2, Kano -2, Ogun -2 and Ondo -1.

According to NCDC, as  at 09:50 p.m on April 13 there are 343 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged, with 10 deaths recorded.

The agency said that the 343 were recorded from 19 states of the federation.

It stated that majority of the active cases were in stable conditions.

Lagos remains the epicentre with 189, while FCT has 56 cases, 20 in Osun, 14 in Edo, 11 in Oyo, 11 in Bauchi and Kaduna.

Akwa Ibom 6, Kastina 5, Kwara 4, Ogun 9, Kano 3, 2 each in Enugu, Ekiti, Delta, Ondo and Rivers, and one each in Benue, Niger, and Anambra.

Cases reported were from travellers, who had just returned to the country from high index countries of COVID-19.

Other cases were from people, who have come in contact with infected people, leading to community spread of the virus.

The agency had also increased laboratories for diagnosis to 11 in the country and have also tested close to 6,000 Nigerians of COVID-19.

As at 09:50 pm 13th April, there are

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