Nigeria has recorded new eight coronavirus cases as the total number of confirmed cases jumps to 232.
Five of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 2 were recorded in Abuja while one was recorded in Kaduna state.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released the update via its official Twitter handle.
“Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 5 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT and 1 in Kaduna State As at 09:30 pm 5th April there are 232 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-three have been discharged with five deaths.” NCDC Tweeted.