NIGERIA’S COVID-19 CASES NOW ABOVE 4,000 WITH 239 NEW INFECTIONS RECORDED

Over 4,000 people have now been confirmed with the Coronavirus in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced.

The Centre gave this new figure on Saturday night when it confirmed 286 new cases of the deadly virus, bringing the total number in the country to 4,151.

NCDC announced via its verified twitter handle, @NCDCgov that the states with the highest number of cases are Lagos, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina and Borno with 97, 44, 29, 19 and 17, respectively.

Fourteen states and the FCT are responsible for the new infections, while 745 have recovered and have been discharged. The Centre put the number of deaths at 128.

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Here’s the breakdown of the latest figures:

239 new cases of #COVID19

97-Lagos
44-Bauchi
29-Kano
19-Katsina
17-Borno
7-FCT
6-Kwara
5-Oyo
3-Kaduna
3-Sokoto
2-Adamawa
2-Kebbi
2-Plateau
2-Ogun
1-Ekiti

4,151 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 745

Deaths: 128