COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,131 new cases, total now 142,578

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,131 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 142,578.

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

Data from the health agency reveals that 1,192 coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various treatment centres after receiving their second negative result while 8 new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,702.

The 1,131 new cases are reported from 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria recorded 297 new infections followed by FCT -194.

Other states with new cases include Kaduna -83, Kano -59, Oyo -58, Taraba -53, Imo -52, Osun -47, Plateau -45, Edo -43, Akwa Ibom -42, Rivers -42, Ogun -29, Kwara -24, Benue -21, Nasarawa -16, Ekiti -7, Bauchi -6, Delta -6, Bayelsa -4, Sokoto -2, and Gombe -1

Till date, 142578 cases have been confirmed, 116947 cases have been discharged and 1702 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.