More Than 30,000 Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Nigeria

The NCDC said on Wednesday in its daily update that 12,373 had so been been discharged and 684 deaths recorded, an increase from 669 from the previous day.

The NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Photo credit: guardian.ng
The NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Photo credit: guardian.ng

After reporting 460 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there are now 30,249 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease in the country.

The NCDC said on Wednesday in its daily update that 12,373 had so been been discharged and 684 deaths recorded, an increase from 669 from the previous day.

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The number of new cases in Lagos once again topped the list with 150, followed by Rivers with 49 cases.

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In Oyo State, there 43 new cases, while Delta State had 38. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reported 26 new cases, Anambra and Kano states recorded 20 cases each.

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Plateau State had 18 cases, Edo State had 14, Bayelsa and Enugu states had 13 each, while Osun State had 12.

Kwara State recorded 10 new cases, Borno State had eight, Ogun State had seven, Kaduna State had six, Imo State had four, Bauchi and Gombe states had three each, Niger State had two and Adamawa State had one case.

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