JUST IN: Ekiti Confirms 3 New COVID-19 Cases

The Ekiti State Government, on Friday, said three new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) had been confirmed in the state.

The new cases bring the total number of confirmed infections in the state to 11.

The Ekiti government announced in a tweet that there were now 8 active cases of the virus in the state, as two patients had previously been discharged while the state had recorded one death.

EKITI COVID-19 UPDATE: We can confirm three new #COVID19 positive cases in Ekiti State whose results came back today.

As at 9:30 pm on May 1, there are eight (8) active cases of COVID-19 in Ekiti State.

Discharged: 2
Death: 1#CoronaUpdate pic.twitter.com/EqHmD8HzFE

— EKITI COVID19 UPDATES (@Ekiti_COVID19) May 1, 2020

Meanwhile, as of Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed a total 1,942 cases of COVID-19 in the country.

The NCDC said the country had recorded a total of 319 recoveries and 58 deaths.