LAGOS RECORDS 179 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES AS 288 MORE NIGERIANS TEST POSITIVE

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Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle.

The NCDC also stated that three patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the country, making total fatalities rise to 171.

A breakdown of data obtained from the centre’s website showed that 140 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours across the country.

288 new cases of #COVID19;

179-Lagos

20-Kaduna

15-Katsina

15-Jigawa

13-Borno

11-Ogun

8-Kano

7-FCT

4-Niger

4-Ekiti

3-Oyo

3-Delta

3-Bauchi

2-Kwara

1-Edo

5445 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 1320

Deaths: 171

Details later…