The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday said the country has recorded its 5th death as a result of the coronavirus infection, and also confirmed 10 new cases in the country.
While the NCDC is yet to provide details on the new fatality, it said new cases according were recorded in Lagos, Abuja and Edo state.
The NCDC said six of the new cases were confirmed in Lagos while Abuja and Edo recorded two cases each.
With this development, coronavirus cases in Lagos have risen to 115, followed by Abuja with 45 cases.
As at 11:15 am on Sunday, April 5, 2020, Nigeria had recorded 224 confirmed cases and five deaths. 27 recovered patients have also been discharged.