The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,on Tuesday confirmed 423 new cases of COVID-19 even as the total infection in the country inched towards 50,000
The NCDC said the new cases were spread across 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja .
The new cases now put the country’s total confirmed cases at 47,290. Out of the number, 33,609 patients have been discharged, while 956 people have lost their lives.
Breakdown of the cases put Lagos at the top of the list with 117new cases followed by FCT with 40cases.
Ondo State reported 35 new cases,Rivers-28,Osun State -24 ,Benue – 21, Abia – 19, Ogun – 19, Ebonyi – 18, Delta and Kwara – 17 each, while Kaduna and Anambra recorded 15 and 14 cases respectively.
Other states with new cases are Ekiti – 11, Kano – 9, Imo – 6, Gombe – 4, Oyo – 3, Bauchi – 1, Edo – 1, Nasarawa – 1.
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Meanwhile Nigeria’s battle against the pandemic received a major boost on Tuesday as the United States government handed over 200 ventilators to the country.
The items were presented on by the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Bert Leonard.
