Coronavirus
Nigeria announces 201 new coronavirus cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 201 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Wednesday.
The 201 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 58,848.
The NCDC also announced the discharge of 421 patients from isolation centers across the country with one new death reported.
Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 77 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 19461.
Rivers state reported 37 new cases, Plateau state recorded 25 while Federal Capital Territory announced 13 new cases.
Other states are Kaduna-12, Ogun-12, Adamawa-8, Taraba-7, Imo-4, Kwara-2, Osun-2, Abia-1 and Oyo-1.
NCDC reports that there are 58,848 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 50,358 discharged and 1,112 deaths.
