COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,016 new cases, discharges 1,385

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,016 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 86,576.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 1,385 coronavirus patients who have been successfully treated in some of the isolation centres were discharged after receiving their second negative result while 11 new deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,278.

The 1016 new cases are reported from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Lagos the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria recorded 434 new infections followed by FCT -155, Plateau -94, Kaduna -56 and Rivers -56.

Other states with new cases include Oyo -30, Nasarawa -27, Zamfara -25, Abia -22, Enugu -18, Kano -18, Bayelsa -15, Edo -14, Ogun -11, Borno -10, Ebonyi -8, Jigawa -7, Anambra -4, Delta -3, Niger -3, Akwa Ibom -3 and Osun -3

Till date, 86,576 cases have been confirmed, 73,322 cases have been discharged and 1,278 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.