The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 423 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Tuesday.
The 423 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 47,290.
The NCDC also announced the discharge of 263 patients from isolation centers across the country with six new deaths reported.
Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 117 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 16074.
The Federal Capital Territory reported 40 new cases, Ondo recorded 35 new cases while Rivers, Osun and Benue recorded 28, 24 and 21 new cases respectively.
Other states are Abia-19, Ogun-19, Ebonyi-18, Delta-17, Kwara-17, Kaduna-15, Anambra-14, Ekiti-11, Kano-9, Imo-6, Gombe-4, Oyo-3, Taraba-3, Bauchi-1, Edo-1 and Nasarawa-1.
NCDC reports that there are 47,290 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 33,609 discharged and 956 deaths.
