List of 17 states with confirmed cases of coronavirus and their number as at Wednesday, April 8

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night, April 7, confirmed new sixteen cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country.

In a tweet by the disease control agency breaking the cases by states, ten cases were recorded in Lagos while two cases were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Two more cases were also recorded in Oyo while one was recorded in Delta, meaning that is the first case in the south-south region state.

One case was also reported in Katsina - the first case in the state and its first casualty which increased Nigeria's coronavirus death toll to six.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 254. Forty-four cases have so far been discharged with six deaths recorded.

1. Lagos- 130

2. FCT- 50

3. Osun- 20

4. Oyo- 11

5. Edo- 11

6. Bauchi- 6

7. Akwa Ibom- 5

8. Kaduna- 5

9. Ogun- 4

10. Enugu- 2

11. Ekiti- 2

12. Rivers-2

13. Benue- 1

14. Ondo- 1

15. Kwara- 2

16. Delta- 1

17. Katsina-1