COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,368 new cases, total now 148,296

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,368 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 148,296.

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

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 1,474 Coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various treatment centres after receiving their second negative result while 16 new deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,777.

The 1368 new cases are reported from 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Anambra topped the day’s infection chart with 344 new cases followed by Oyo -172, FCT -148 and Benue -107.

Other states with new cases include Rivers -95, Ogun -59, Ondo -56, Ebonyi -53, Kaduna -52, Plateau -46, Kwara -36, Enugu -30, Akwa Ibom -26, Osun -22, Edo -20, Abia -17, Kano -16, Borno -15, Cross River -10, Delta -8 Gombe -8, Imo -7, Ekiti -5, Sokoto -4, Jigawa -3, Bayelsa -3, Nasarawa -3, and Zamfara -3.

Till date, 148,296 cases have been confirmed, 124,483 cases have been discharged and 1,777 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.