Nigeria on Sunday recorded 338 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed cases of the dreaded Covid-19 to 5,959
Lagos state, the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, recorded the highest number of 177 cases, followed by Kano with 64 and FCT 21 cases.
Prompt News reports that the number of fatalities is on the rise with additional 6 deaths, bringing the total to 182 as at Sunday night.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, tweeting @NCDCgov states:
“338 new cases of #COVID19;
177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau
11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia
3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto
“5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594, Deaths: 182.”