The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 624 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus totalled 41,804 .
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control,NCDC announced this in it’s usual tweets on its its official Twitter handle , Tuesday night.
Lagos, the epicentre, reported 212 new cases, while Oyo reported 69.
Other states with new cases include Niger (49), Kano (37), Osun (37), FCT (35, Plateau (34), Gombe (33), Edo (28), Enugu (28), Ebonyi (17), Delta (10), Katsina (9), Ogun (8), Rivers (7), Ondo (5), Kaduna (4) and Nasarawa (2).
The centre said 18,764 patients have been managed and discharged while a total number of 868 people have lost their lives to the virus.
The health agency said a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) activated at Level 3 would continue to coordinate the national response activities across the country.
It also advised Nigerians to limit or avoid sharing personal items as well as avoid touching high-contact surfaces like door handles and stair rails.
According to the agency, the virus that causes COVID-19 can live on surfaces for several hours.
The NCDC further urged Nigerians to clean all surfaces with soap and water or disinfectants.
