A hospital employee wearing a protective mask and gear shows a swab for taking a mouth specimen.
Osun State has recorded an increase in its number of COVID-19 cases making it the third-highest in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its recent update said 12 new cases have been recorded in Nigeria, including nine in Osun State which shows a huge increase jumping from five to 14.
The total number of cases of the pandemic in Nigeria has now increased to 151.
“As at 7:30 pm 1st April, there were 151 confirmed cases, nine discharged and
two deaths,” NCDC said.
A breakdown of the cases shows that the pandemic has been recorded in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Lagos State topped the chart with 82 cases followed by the FCT, Abuja with 28
