COVID- 19 Death Tolls in Nigeria Rises to 40, As NCDC Confirms 1273 Total Cases

Coronavirus death toll in Nigeria has risen to 40 as at Sunday evening with 91 new cases of the disease reported bringing the total number of infections to 1273, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Coronavirus death toll in Nigeria rises to 40, 1273 total cases

According to the NCDC in a tweet via its official handle, 43 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 8 in Sokoto and 6 in Taraba.

The country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 40 while 239 have recovered.

91 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

43-Lagos

8-Sokoto

6-Taraba

5-Kaduna

5-Gombe

3-Ondo

3-FCT

3-Edo

3-Oyo

3-Rivers

3-Bauchi

2-Osun

1-Akwa Ibom

1-Bayelsa

1-Ebonyi

1-Kebbi

As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 239

Deaths: 40

The new coronavirus has claimed at least 200,736 lives since its outbreak in China in December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Saturday.

More than 2,864,070 cases were registered in 193 countries and territories. Of these cases, at least 772,900 are now considered recovered.

The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.

Since Friday evening, 6,813 new deaths and 93,320 infections were recorded worldwide. The United States, the worst-hit country, registered 2,710 of those deaths, Britain 813, and Italy 415.

The United States has the highest number of deaths with 53,070 from 924,865 cases.