Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 265 new cases of coronavirus in the country.
This was made known through the centre’s verified twitter handle @NCDCgov, thereby bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 7526.
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13 states including the FCT were affected with the new cases with Lagos taking the lead with 133 cases.
265 new cases of #COVID19;
133-Lagos
34-Oyo
28-Edo
23-Ogun
22-FCT
6-Plateau
5-Kaduna
3-Borno
3-Niger
2-Kwara
2-Bauchi
2-Anambra
2-Enugu
7526 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2174
Deaths: 221
So far, 2174 patients have been discharged while death toll stands at 221.