COVID-19 infects 981 persons in Nigeria, kills 31

The number of infected persons with the Coronavirus in Nigeria is on the rise as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control on Thursday reported 108 new cases of #COVID-19.

Lagos top the list of affected States as it recorded 78 new cases,  14 in the FCT, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 in Borno, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kwara, 1 in Plateau State

According to the NCDC, as at 11:30 pm 23rd April, there are 981 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 197 have been discharged with 31 deaths

Here's a breakdown of cases by states.

Lagos- 582
FCT- 133
Kano- 73
Ogun- 29
Katsina-21
Osun- 20
Oyo- 17
Edo- 17
Borno- 12
Kwara- 11
Akwa Ibom- 11
Kaduna- 9
Gombe- 9
Bauchi- 8
Delta- 6
Ekiti- 4
Ondo-3
Rivers- 3
Jigawa- 2
Enugu- 2
Niger- 2
Abi- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Sokoto- 1
Adamawa- 1
Plateau- 1

Total: 981 confirmed cases.