The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC on Wednesday reported 1,138 new cases of COVID19 in the country.
The health agency noted that with Wednesday’s new cases, Nigeria now has a total of 134,690 confirmed cases,out of which 108,657 have been treated and discharged.
Meanwhile, 5 people again lost their lives to the virus on Wednesday as the death toll now stands at 1,618 deaths.
The new cases were confirmed in 20 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT with Lagos recording the highest with 377 new cases.
Other States with new cases are; FCT-172, Plateau-86, Kano-84, Edo-60, Osun-47, Nasarawa-41, Imo-40, Rivers-36, Niger-32, Oyo-32, Borno-29, Kaduna-27, Delta-18, Kwara-17, Cross River-9, Ekiti-8, Bauchi-7, Ogun-7, Sokoto-6, and Bayelsa-3.
According to the NCDC, Wednesday’s discharges include 476 community recoveries in Lagos State and 121 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
