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Panic as Benue records more COVID-19 cases

There is currently big fear in Benue State following the increase in coronavirus cases in the state.

This is just as the state has recorded 19 more  cases of the deadly virus.

 

With this,   Benue  has recorded 858 cases.

The state governor, Samuel Ortom is down with the virus.

Nine of his aides are said to have contracted the disease.

According to the NCDC,

1883 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-1040
FCT-298
Anambra-86
Rivers-54
Taraba-45
Ogun-42
Oyo-40
Akwa Ibom-38
Sokoto-30
Ebonyi-30
Imo-28
Kaduna-28
Osun-27
Kano-21
Benue-19
Edo-17
Gombe-15
Ekiti-9
Delta-8
Jigawa-3
Kwara-2
Bayelsa-2
Plateau-1

130,557 confirmed
103,712 discharged
1,578 deaths

Our discharges today includes 461 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Chadek

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