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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 64 new cases, total now 1,337

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 64 new cases of COVID-19.

The breakdown is 34-Lagos; 15-FCT; 11-Borno; 2-Taraba; 2-Gombe

As at 11:20 pm April 27, 2020, there is a total of 1337 confirmed cases of COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

255 have been discharged, while there have 40 deaths.

 

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