COVID-19 Cases In Lagos Rise To 11,045

There are now 28,167 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease in the country, 11,462 discharged and 634 deaths recorded.

R-L: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and the commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi / Photo credit: Facebook
R-L: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and the commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi / Photo credit: Facebook

The number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State rose on Saturday by 135 to 11,045.

This is just as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 603 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

There are now 28,167 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease in the country, 11,462 discharged and 634 deaths recorded.

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Edo State had the second highest number of new cases with 87.

It was followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 73 and then Rivers State which had 67.

Delta State reported 62 new cases, Ogun State had 47, Kaduna State had 20, Plateau State had 19, Osun State recorded 17, Ondo State had 16 and Enugu and Oyo State had 15 each.

In Borno State there were 13 new cases, six in Niger State, four in Nasarawa State, three in Kebbi State, two in Kano State and one each in Sokoto and Abia state.

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