The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 276 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections to 8,344.
The new cases were recorded across 15 states. Kogi and Cross River have remained virus free.
The NCDC announced the new cases on Tuesday night.
Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in the country, recorded 161 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 3,756 .
Meanwhile, 16 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours raising the number of persons who have died from the disease nationwide to 244.
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On the positive side, 74 recoveries were recorded, thus bringing the number of patients successfully managed so far, to 2,385.
Below are the details of the new figures released by the NCDC:
“276 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-161 , Rivers-36, Edo-27, Kaduna-19, Nasarawa-10 , Oyo-6, Kano-4, Delta-3, Ebonyi-3, Gombe-2, Ogun-1, Ondo-1, Borno-1, Abia-1 and
Bauchi-1 .
“8344 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2385
Deaths: 249 .”
