{"id":960,"date":"2020-04-06T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=960"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:51:36","slug":"nigeria-records-six-new-cases-in-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Nigeria Records Six New Cases In Four States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg8AR7BzCVKWg8dJbPaLu53SHeVa8KVnJ1GzwA5OrY4xvjpBXgfjchyZhyK1VAZSn2PZ0TQEiv4PWYwNDVb0fro3rPxU_431YT3WVdY3RRGJm7MvYvCUiHabWlXBh-5UUvd0HnXDhN_Tng\/s1600\/IMG_20200406_213214.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200406_213214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200406_213214.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19: Nigeria Records Six New Cases In Four States - Image 1\" title=\"COVID-19: Nigeria Records Six New Cases In Four States - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200406_213214.jpg 680w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200406_213214-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20200406_213214-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the country has confirmed six new cases in Abuja, kwara, Rivers and Edo.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThis was disclosed via NCDC official Twitter handle.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nNCDC tweets,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n&#8220;Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n&#8220;As at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAs at 09:30 pm 6th April, there are 238 confirmed cases, discharged and 5 deaths recorded<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nFor a breakdown of cases by state- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zQrpNeOfet\">https:\/\/t.co\/zQrpNeOfet<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nCurrently, here is the breakdown of cases by state:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nLagos- 120<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nFCT- 48<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nOsun- 20<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nOyo- 9<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nEdo- 11<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nBauchi- 6<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAkwa Ibom- 5<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nKaduna- 5<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nOgun- 4<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nEnugu- 2<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nEkiti- 2<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nRivers-2<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nBenue- 1<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nOndo- 1<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nKwara- 2<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the NCDC has promised&nbsp; to scale up testing, isolate cases early &amp; improve contact tracing as the country continues to fight the novel coronavirus.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the country has confirmed six new cases in Abuja, kwara, Rivers and Edo. 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