Coronavirus, Nigeria Records 655 Fresh Cases, 11 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 655 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The total number of confirmed cases across the country now stands at 153,842.

The health agency made the announcement yesterday night via a tweet on its verified Twitter page.

NCDC also confirmed the death of 11 patients due to COVID-19 complications. This brings the number of fatalities recorded so far to 1,885.

About 390 patients were also discharged in Lagos and Edo States as a total recovery in the country jumped to 130,818.

The tweet reads: “655 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-240, Ogun-88, Rivers-56, FCT-51, Kaduna-43, Kano-25, Plateau-21, Taraba-19, Edo-17, Abia-15, Delta-13, Nasarawa-11, Akwa Ibom-10, Kwara-10, Oyo-10, Kebbi-9, Borno-5, Bayelsa-4, Gombe-4, Ekiti-2, Osun-2.

153,842 confirmed
130,818 discharged
1,885 deaths