
Nigeria record 604 new cases of the novel COVID-19 which took the total infection case to 38,948, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday.
Nigeria recorded 543 cases yesterday, but it increases to 604 today. The death rate also rises to 833 from 813.
According to the health agency, Lagos state recorded the highest number with 203 compared to yesterday’s 180 cases. Oyo state followed with 87 as FCT recorded 79 new cases.
Here is the breakdown of the number of new cases of COVID-19 recorded today as stated by NCDC on their official Twitter page.
“604 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-203 Oyo-87 FCT-79 Edo-41 Osun-35 Ogun-24 Rivers-22 Kaduna-22 Akwa Ibom-20 Plateau-18 Delta-9 Ebonyi-9 Imo-8 Enugu-5 Kano-5 Cross River-5 Katsina-4 Nasarawa-3 Borno-2 Ekiti-2 Bauchi-1
“38,948 confirmed 16,061 discharged 833 deaths’