COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,386 new cases, total now 114,691

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691.

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

Data from the health agency reveals that 1,386 coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various treatment centres after receiving their second negative result while 14 new deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,478.

The 1386 new cases are reported from 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria recorded 476 new infections followed by Rivers -163, FCT -116 and Kaduna -114.

Other states with new cases include Oyo -68, Plateau -62, Ogun -56, Imo -55, Osun -55, Edo -51, Anambra -50, Kwara -44, Kano -17, Ebonyi -14, Cross River -10, Delta -10, Jigawa -8, Bayelsa -6, Ekiti -6, Borno -2, Taraba -2, and Zamfara -1.

Till date, 114,691 cases have been confirmed, 92,336 cases have been discharged and 1,478 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.