The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday said it has tested 8,003 samples for COVID-19 in the country.
The information was contained in the NCDC’s COVID-19 situation report dated April 19, 2020.
The report noted that 9,233 have been identified as ‘People of Interest’ with about 98 per cent now contacted.
READ ALSO: Sokoto Records First Index Case Of COVID-19
According to the report, 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have reported at least one case of COVID-19.
The death rate was put at three per cent.
The NCDC data also reflected that more men (70 per cent) had been infected in the country.
The most affected age-group was the 31 – 40 bracket, the report said.
