COVID-19: Nigeria records 655 new cases, amidst deaths

COVID-19: Nigeria records 655 new cases, amidst deaths

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 655 fresh cases of COVID-19 , bringing the total number of confirmed cases across the country to 153,842.

This was reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on it's official Twitter page.

According to the health agency, 11 coronavirus-related deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of fatalities recorded so far to 1,885.

About 390 patients were also discharged in Lagos and Edo States as total recovery in the country jumped to 130,818, NCDC confirmed.

The 655 fresh cases were recorded in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The tweet reads: “655 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-240
Ogun-88
Rivers-56
FCT-51
Kaduna-43
Kano-25
Plateau-21
Taraba-19
Edo-17
Abia15
Delta-13
Nasarawa-11
Akwa Ibom-10
Kwara-10
Oyo-10
Kebbi-9
Borno-5
Bayelsa-4
Gombe-4
Ekiti-2
Osun-2