Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 7,016 on Thursday, as 339 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 7,016 on Thursday, as 339 new infections were announced by theThe agency in a tweet late Thursday evening said the 338 new cases were reported in 18 states. These are Lagos, Kano, Oyo, Edo, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, Plateau, Federal Capital Territory , Gombe, Ogun, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers, and Adamawa.There was an increase in the number of infections reported on Thursday compared to the number reported on Tuesday .
The 339 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos – 139, Kano – 28, Oyo – 28, Edo – 25, Katsina – 22, Kaduna – 18, ‘Jigawa – 14, Yobe – 13, Plateau – 13, FCT – 11, Gombe – 8, Ogun – 5, Bauchi – 4, Nasarawa – 4, Delta – 3, Ondo – 2, Rivers – 1, Adamawa – 1.A breakdown of all the confirmed cases so far shows that 1, 907 have recovered and have been discharged, and 211 deaths have been reported.
There has been an increase in the number of cases reported across the states despite Nigeria’s low figure of people tested for the virus., during the presidential taskforce briefing on Thursday, cautioned Nigerians about their movements as the Ramadan ends.
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