Nigeria, on Thursday, reported 354 new cases of COVID-19 with three deaths. A new report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, showed that the new cases were reported in 17 states of the federation.
The states are FCT-78, Lagos-76, Kaduna-23, Ebonyi-19, Oyo-18, Nasarawa-17, Rivers-17, Delta-16, Kwara-15, Akwa Ibom-13, Edo-12, Ogun-12, Plateau-11, Kano-9, Bauchi-6, Borno-6, and Ekiti-6.
NCDC noted that “till date Nigeria has recorded a total of 45,244 confirmed cases, 32,430 discharged and 930 deaths. “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre, EOC, activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”
Source: Vanguard
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