Osun state has climbed to number 3 in COVID-19 as nine new cases emerges, taking their to 13 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, 1st April.

Nigeria confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases in three states, leaving the nation’s total tally at 151.

The NCDC announced on Wednesday, that nine new cases have been recorded in Osun State, two in Edo, and one in Ekiti.

The new cases mean Osun is now the third most affected in the country with a total of 14 cases, trailing Lagos (82), and Abuja (28).

Benue and Rivers have joined the list.

As at 12:30 pm 1st April, there are

151 confirmed cases
9 discharged
2 deaths

For a breakdown of cases by states in real time- http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Currently;
Lagos- 82
FCT- 28
Osun- 14
Oyo- 8
Ogun- 4
Edo- 4
Kaduna- 3
Enugu- 2
Bauchi- 2
Ekiti- 2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1

All confirmed cases have been in 12 states across the country. Nine people have recovered and discharged while two people have died.