Nigeria has recorded five new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) disclosed this known on Sunday in a tweet on its handle.

The new cases, the NCDC said, have brought the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 323.

It also announced that no fewer than 85 patients have been discharged in the country.

The NCDC said, “Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:
2 in Lagos
2 in Kwara
1 in Katsina

“As at 09:10 pm 12th April there are 323 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 85 have been discharged with 10 deaths

”There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria,” the tweet read.

Currently, Lagos has 176 cases, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja – 56, Osun – 20, Edo – 12, Oyo – 11, Ogun – 7, Bauchi – 6, Kaduna – 6, Akwa Ibom – 5, Katsina – 5, Delta – 3, Enugu – 2, Ekiti – 2, Rivers – 2, Kwara – 4, Ondo – two, Benue – 1, Niger – 1, Anambra – 1 and Kano – 1.