Yemisi Izuora
Nigeria on Thursday uncovers 339 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to 7,016.
Lagos state recorded the highest number of 139 cases, followed by Kano and Oyo states with 28 cases each.
Government announced death of 11 people bringing the total fatalities to 211 as at Thursday night.
The reports shows that more patients have however been discharged as the total now stands at 1,907.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, tweeting @NCDCgov states:
“339 new cases of #COVID19
139-Lagos, 28-Kano, 28-Oyo, 25-Edo
22-Katsina, 18-Kaduna, 14-Jigawa, 13-Yobe, 13-Plateau, 11-FCT, 8-Gombe
5-Ogun, 4-Bauchi, 4-Nasarawa, 3-Delta
2-Ondo, 1-Rivers, 1-Adamawa.
“7016 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1907, Deaths: 211″.