Coronavirus
Nigeria announces 315 new coronavirus cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 315 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Monday.
The 315 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed cases to 12801.
The NCDC also announced the discharge of 81 patients from isolation centers across the country with seven new deaths reported.
Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 128 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 5895.
Federal Capital Territory reported 34 new cases while Rivers recorded 32 cases and Edo state reported 28.
Other states are Oyo- 22, Kaduna- 20, Gombe- 13, Ogun- 8, Plateau- 5, Delta- 7, Kwara- 7, Kano- 5, Bauchi- 4 and Katsina- 2.
NCDC reports that there are 12801 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 4040 discharged and 361 deaths.
