COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,398 new cases as total hits 103,999

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,398 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 103,999.

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

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 981 Coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various treatment centres across the country after receiving their second negative result while 9 new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,382.

The 1398 new cases are reported from 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicenter of the virus recorded 542 new cases followed by FCT -131, Oyo -120, Rivers -113 and Plateau -111.

Other states with new infections includes 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.

Till date, 103,999 cases have been confirmed, 82,555 cases have been discharged and 1,382 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.