COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,398 new cases, nine deaths

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday night, announced 1,398 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.

The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-542, FCT-131, Oyo-120, Rivers-113, Plateau-111, Kaduna-71, Kwara-71, Akwa Ibom-34, Sokoto-31, Benue-28, Ogun-27, Kano-26, Kebbi-17, Osun-12, Nasarawa-11, Delta-10, Gombe-10, Bayelsa-9, Borno-9, Edo-8, Ekiti-3, Jigawa-2 and Katsina-2.

The agency said nine deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,373 on Tuesday to 1,382 on Wednesday.

The data from the agency disclosed that 981 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 82,555 while 20,062 cases were still active in the country.

NCDC further explained that the discharges on Wednesday included 317 community recoveries in Lagos State, 241 in Kwara State and 134 in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.

Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 103,999
Total discharged cases – 82,555
Total deaths – 1,382

Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows: