The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said the country recorded 1,131 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Wednesday.
This has brought the total confirmed cases in the country to 142,578.
According to a report on the agency’s website yesterday, eight persons have also died of COVID-19 related disease in the country as total death figure has hit 1,702.
There were a total of 839 recoveries in Lagos and Imo States.
The report reads, “1131 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
The breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC:
Lagos-297
FCT-194
Kaduna-83
Kano-59
Oyo-58
Taraba-53
Imo-52
Osun-47
Plateau-45
Edo-43
Akwa Ibom-42
Rivers-42
Ogun-29
Kwara-24
Benue-21
Nasarawa-16
Ekiti-7
Bauchi-6
Delta-6
Bayelsa-4
Sokoto-2
Gombe-1
142,578 confirmed
116,947 discharged
1,702 deaths
“Our discharges today include 773 community recoveries in Lagos State and 66 community recoveries in Imo State managed in line with guidelines”.
