The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 13, with 1 death reported on Thursday, while the number of cases saw an increase of 35 new cases on Thursday, putting the country with a total of 442, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 277 while as many as 152 people have been cured and discharged.
Thirty-five new cases that were reported 16th, April, of which the highest case (19) were reported from Lagos, 9 from the Federal capital territory, five from Kano, and two from Oyo state.
Meanwhile, Roundnews24 Earlier report, the global coronavirus death toll passed 140,000, with nearly two-thirds of all fatalities in Europe.
Also, there are now more than 2.1 million recorded infections globally, nearly half of which are in Europe.
The United States has the most deaths with 31,628 fatalities, followed by Italy with 22,170 and Spain’s 19,130.
